Golden Sun: Nightmares
I'm so happy right now! People like MY story! Usually, all mai stories are REALLY crappy, but I'm really surprised people would waste their energy reviwing mai story! (Don't get me wrong! I LOVE REVIEWS!) Anyway, Let's get on with the story! ...Right after I respond to a few reviews...
Emili: Hmm...Should I make Ivan go nuts, or should I not...? And you did raise a good point. I'd forgotten that Mia could heal sickness. OOPS! o_O And yea, Isaac is scaring me too...
Jamie: Yes, he is insane...Not as much as I wanted him to be, but it just came to me... ^_^
Void: Yes...Bad present...Who would want something like THAT?!
Dragoon Knight: Wow...How many people actually LIKE cliffhangers? Apparantly he does...But I'm glad he liked it, cause then he won't kill me next time I make more evil cliffhangers! MWA HA HA HA HA! (Cool name by the way…)
Net Strife: Yes. I even scared MYSELF writing that chapter! o_O Aw...I hadn't realized I had made Ivan so sad! I hope you get better Ivan! ;_; (And by the way, I'm a GIRL, not a GUY! Unless you were refering to Isaac, then that's okay!)
QueenDraganGoddess: Was that chapter really THAT sad? Don't cry!
Mary: Congratulations, Mary! You have brought my review counter up to 26! **Throws balloons and confetti at her** Anyway…Thanks for the nice reviews you sent me! ^_^ And, hey! You might be able to write like me someday! And about those mistakes you found…I know about them, but don't you just HATE to edit…? And you actually LIKED those comments at the end?? I thought those were pretty gay…
Okay. I'm done. ON WITH THE STORY!!!
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Chapter 6 ""
Ivan sunk to his knees, his eyes fixed on the Hamma's purple eyes which stared right into him. "It...Can't be..."
Mia looked away, disgusted and fearful at the same time. A great feeling to cry rose up in her chest. No...Isaac couldn't have done this...There's just no way! It isn't Isaac causing all this pain...It isn't Isaac hurting Ivan like this... She repeated this to herself over and over again, trying to convince herself that it wasn't Isaac, the one she loved, doing all this.
Ivan's sobbing broke through her thoughts, bringing her back to reality. Sheba was kneeling beside Ivan, whispering to him in a soothing voice. Felix had gone up to cut Hamma off from the ropes, and Picard was underneath, holding a bag he had found to catch her limp body in. Jenna was standing beside Mia, her red eyes filled with tears, showing her sadness towards Ivan and all of Contigo.
"There's just no way..." Mia whispered to herself. "It all has to be a dream..."
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A soft breeze lifted Isaac's golden locks, throwing his golden scraf all over the place. Alex walked behind him, his blue hair flowing out behind him, and his sand coloured cape whipping around his body and legs.
Snow glinted all around them, the bright sun throwing rays into their eyes, nearly blinding them. "We're almost there..." Alex said to himself. He chuckled, and said, "There's no way they'll be able to ctach up to us...And the fool, Ivan will slow them down..."
A small village appeared from over a small hill, smoke billowing out from the fires blazing outside to warm up the village. At least the weather wasn't like when Jupiter Lighthouse had been lit. Isaac stopped, and smiled down at the people walking around peacefully. Children ran around, constantly falling down in the soft snow. Others walked around, simply doing nothing for the joy of it.
"Don't even know what's about to happen..." Isaac said in a soft whisper. He looked at the top of the fance surrounding the village. He smirked. "They're not even prepared for anything going to happen!"
He laughed, and raised his hands towards the heavens. "Gather, winds of the north! Comdemn all those not worthy to live!" Clouds gathered the skies surrounding Isaac. A few of the children and people stopped what they were doing, watching in fear as the skies rumbled, and dove from a black darker then pitch, to a bloody crimson.
Fire rained from the skies, accompanied by lightning, and feirce winds. Shrill screams rose from the viallge, and the people of Prox scrambled to get away. All the while, Isaac's laughter rose to overcome the rumbling of thunder...
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After they buried Hamma's body, and any other bodies they could find, they decided it was time to leave as soon as possible towards Prox.
"Ivan." Felix said, his brown eyes showing sympathy. "Teleport us to Prox. We're going to stop Isaac from causing any more damage." Ivan scrubbed his tears away, and nodded, looking detirmined, his eyes blazing with anger. "Alright."
He clasped hands with Sheba, who held hands with Jenna. Mia held hands with Felix, and Picard held hands with Ivan. A soft purple light engulfed them, and surrounded them, wind whistling in their ears. Ivan's voice rose over the strong wind. "Teleport!" Blinding white light flashed in front of their eyes, making them squeeze them tightly.
Mia felt her feet leave the ground, and a strong pull towards the north, leading towards Prox. She opened her eyes, and looked to the ground. Large mountains raced under them, and forests of all sizes grew from underneath them.
Soon, the ground was covered with snow, and the trees went from lush and green, to twigs with many branches filled with snow. The air became chilly, and snow fell silently around them. The silence was broken when screams of terror, and laughing echoed from Prox. They all gasped in shock. Prox was being rained on by fire, and lightning. Houses burned fiercely, along with a few bodies here and there. Many ran in an attempt to outrun the fire.
On a hill in front of Prox was Isaac, with Alex standing silently behind them. They weren't surprised to see him there, but what shocked them the most, was that he was laughing. He was laughing at the misery of the people of Prox.
They landed behind Alex with a soft thump. Alex turned, and looked angrily at them, with a hint of surprise in his eyes. "Well...Well...We didn't expect you to arrive so soon..." They all broke their grip on their hands, and took out their weapons, proceeding to a fighting stance.
"It's good to see you all again..." Isaac said in a mere whisper. He turned to Ivan, and said in a voice that sounded like it was on the verge of laughing, "How did you enjoy the present I left you in Contigo?"
Ivan gritted his teeth, and tightened his hands on his Nebula Wand. Then Isaac did laugh. "You shouldn't be upset, Ivan. It was only one loss compared to all the others..." At this, Ivan lunged at Isaac, and attempted to slash him across the chest, but Isaac stepped out of the way, making Ivan fall to the ground with a thump.
Isaac stood over Ivan, and smiled. "My, Ivan…You're not as focused as you usually are…" Ivan sat up, and growled low in his throat. Ivan turned, and was about to lunge at Isaac again, when he felt cold steel on his throat. Ivan stopped in his tracks.
Ivan could feel the soft pulsing of Psynegy from within the sword, a sing that Isaac was about to use it if Ivan didn't stop moving. Isaac glared at Ivan with cold blood red eyes. "Don't try anything or this sword and your throat will meet…" his voice as equally icy as his eyes.
Ivan dropped his Nebula Wand, and glared at Isaac with violet eyes. Isaac turned towards the others, and smiled at them, his eyes showing no feeling.
"And if any of you move, Ivan isn't going to be joining any of you to the top of the Celestial Lighthouse…" The all dropped their battle stances, and sheathed their swords, and the others with staff strapped them to their backs.
Isaac smiled in approval. "Good." He sheathed his Sol Blade, and looked at them all in turn. "I'll meet you all at the top of the Lighthouse…" He closed his eyes, and a combination of purple, and golden light pulsed around him. Alex also pulsed with gold and purple, until they both disappeared.
"They're gone!" Mia cried, running to where they had just been. She paused, and then thought aloud, "Was that Teleport?"
"Looks like it…" Felix, walking to the edge of the hill. "But it looks like the firestorm stopped…" They also saw the firestorm had indeed stopped, and all that was left were a few burning houses and bodies.
"We'll be able to pass through unscathed." Picard said, starting the descent down the hill. Jenna followed him, and Felix followed her. "Let's go, Ivan." Sheba urged him, linking arms with him. Ivan stood up, and picked up his fallen weapon, and followed Felix down the hill along with Sheba. Mia followed behind them.
As they walked closer towards Prox, the acrid smell of death and burnt flesh gagged them. It made them want to be sick. Small children's cries filled the air, and sobs for loved ones lost surrounded them.
"Shouldn't we help them?" asked Jenna, watching a child cry beside a burnt body that was most likely her mother.
Felix looked saddened. "We can't. We have to get to the top of the Celestial Lighthouse, and stop Isaac before he succeeds Alex's plans."
"Oh…" Jenna said softly. It just didn't seem right to just leave without helping the Proxians. Though Saturos, Menardi, Karst, and Agatio were like sadistic killers, the rest of the Proxians weren't so bad.
"It pains me to see them like this too, Jenna." Picard said from the front. "But how would you feel if Alex makes all of Weyard his own? Then most certainly, there would be more suffering."
"You're right." Jenna said. "Just thinking about Alex taking over Weyard makes me sick…"
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Isaac placed a hand on the pulsing red door of the Mars Lighthouse. It pulsed, and then stopped. He smiled, and opened the door with a low creak. Inside, everything hadn't changed since the lighting of the lighthouses 1 year ago. The slate was still a flaming red, and small designs in green decorated the walls. Lava flowed around the bridge leading towards the innermost depths of the Mars Lighthouse. The heat was unbearable, and the heat distorted the air, making the very air shimmer.
Isaac stepped in, and continued towards the doors that were sealed with very powerful magic. He cast a small fire in his hand, and sent it towards the door. It burst open, the small bits of tinted red marble raining on them; Isaac cast a barrier around them to stop the marble from cutting or hurting them.
He continued walking, ignoring the very fact that Alex was right behind him. His mouth formed a smile. It comes soon…
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"This is taking too long!" Sheba said, running to where Felix was walking, hurrying as fast as he could through the snow that covered the earth. "We have to get there! Now!"
"I know…" Felix panted, taking another step. His foot sank up to his knee. "We'll never get there like this…"
"I could melt the snow…" Jenna suggested. "Or I could Teleport us there." Ivan said, stopping them in their tracks. They clasped their hands together again, and the scenery disappeared around them, and they were soon standing in front of the Mars Lighthouse.
They looked towards the door, and saw that it was open, the snow already coating it in a light layer. "He's already here?" asked Mia, starting to walk up the stairs behind Felix. Picard checked the snow, and saw that it was already starting to freeze the door around its hinges. "It appears to be recent. But I think he might have gotten a long head start."
"That's not good." Sheba said. She started her way through the door. "We have no time to lose." They all followed her, and noticed the immediate increase of temperature. No sooner had they taken two steps, they were already beginning to sweat.
Jenna, of course was fine. "You should all hurry up if we want to get there in time!"
"Easy for you to say…" Ivan panted. "You're a Mars Adept. Heat like this doesn't bother you as much as it does us!" Mia forced a laugh. "You think you have it easy? I'm a Mercury Adept! Water and Fire don't mix!"
"Would you all stay focused?" asked Felix bitterly. He was beginning to get frustrated with their complaining. It was hot enough without their complaining; it wasn't like the heat didn't bother him.
They all muttered a quick apology.
As they continued their walk, the heat rose, and rose, and rose. It was beginning to get unbearable, and they all wanted to run out of there, and to jump into the snow gathering outside, but they knew that Weyard was in danger, and they were the only ones that could stop it.
They came to the other door that led into the very depths of the lighthouse. Heat radiated from the depths of the Lighthouse. The door was wide open, hanging from one hinge. "Looks like he was already here…" Ivan said, touching the door tenderly.
"We should hurry then." Sheba said urgently. "He's way ahead of us, now!" They nodded in response, and stepped into the heated depths of the Mars Lighthouse.
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Isaac stepped calmly from the heated Lighthouse into the cooled Celestial Lighthouse entrance. It was a relief to feel cool air again.
Alex stepped out as well, and was amazed by what he saw.
"This is the Celestial Lighthouse…" he said breathlessly, as though the her awed by the Lighthouse's magnificence. "At last…My dreams will be fulfilled…" Isaac didn't say anything, but he did smile.
"This is going perfectly…"
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The elevator hummed faintly as it started it's descent to the Aerie of the Lighthouse. "We ought to be on our guard." Felix said as the elevator shuttered slightly. "We don't want anything to happen like last time."
"Right, Mia?" asked Jenna. "You don't have Isaac to save you this time." Mia blushed. Picard hit Jenna lightly over the head. "Jenna…!" Felix warned. But Mia had to agree with Jenna. It was true that Isaac wouldn't be there to save her if she lost her balance and fell again.
"And not only that." Ivan added. "We have to be careful for any monsters that might attack us on the way. That was how Mia lost her balance in the first place." Just in case, they all took out their weapons, prepared for anything.
Just then, the elevator came to a sudden stop making them all fling their arms around, trying to keep their balance. "What was that?" asked Picard, looking around, and not spotting anything out of the ordinary.
"Be careful…" Felix said, preparing to cast his strongest spell he could cast without destroying the elevator. The elevator rumbled, and then began its lazy descent again. "It looks like it was nothing…" Ivan said, confirming their fears.
And maybe it wasn't anything, but they were still prepared for anything that might happen, careful not to go to close to the edge, in fear that they might fall off. The rest of the elevator ride was normal, but they decided not to take the sudden stop of the elevator so lightly. As the air around them began to become cooler, they knew that they were arriving to the Aerie.
The elevator shuttered to a stop, and the snow swirled around them, the strong light of red flowing over them. The Aerie was the same as when they had destroyed the Doom Dragon, and the pure light of Mars still glowed in the middle of the Aerie. They walked around, not spotting anything unusual around the Aerie.
"That's weird…" Ivan muttered, trying to peer through the snow that was starting to get stronger. "The Celestial Lighthouse should be here…"
Mia responded, "It looks like we were wrong…But why would Isaac come all this way? Could it be that he was leading us towards the wrong place…?"
"I don't think so." Felix said. "If he were leading to the wrong place, then he would be here too, looking for the Celestial Lighthouse." It was then, when Picard exclaimed, "I found something!"
They ran towards Picard's face, and stopped short at what they saw. For, leading up into the heavens, were a pair of pearl white stairs. At the base of the stair s were two statues, both of them with angelic white wings. Their eyes were a dark purple, with swirling red streaks. In their hands were two doves one made of black pearl, and the other made of white pearl.
"I guess…" Jenna gulped. "This is the Celestial Lighthouse…"
Fury: Don't tell me that's where you're going to stop writing!
Yup!
Fury: You're so evil…
Hey, if I write more cliffhangers, then more people will review to make me write more. Hope they don't kill me though… o_O
Fury: Do you honestly believe that they'll continue reading this story with such EVIL cliff hangers??
Well…Maybe…I think this might work…
Fury: Is that all you care about? REVIEWS?? Don't you even care about your kind reviewers who waste their energy writing those reviews??? And this story is crap!
Will you shut up? I'm tired of hearing your comments! **Sighs** Never let this happen to you kids…
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Fury: WRITE!
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