Golden Sun: The Alchemy Wars
Prologue
Isaac sat staring at the cluster of half finished buildings next to the small outcropping of rock coming from the ground.
"To imagine that the Golden Sun would be so destructive, I had hardly even thought about it" Isaac spoke aloud. It had been three months since the epic battle at Mars Lighthouse, three months since the Wise One had sealed Alex away, and Vale was destroyed. Isaac struggled with the idea of how much power was really unleashed when Alchemy was unbound. People who had previously not even had enough Psynergy to move a pebble could now cast spells as destructive as Ragnarok. "Did I do the right thing? Was it my place to unleash this power?"
"Don't be stupid" a voice echoed from behind him, "we did what we had to. There was no other choice."
"Ah, but Garet" Isaac replied, "what if there was another choice? What if we just didn't see it in time?"
"Stop being such a pessimist Isaac, you sound like an old man" Garet answered. Isaac laughed. "You always know what to say, don't you Garet?"
"Hey Isaac, Garet, what are you two talking about?" shouted a voice in the distance. Garet turned around to see Mia walking towards them.
"Hey Mia, we were just talking about when we unleashed Alchemy, you know, not like it was something that changed the world or anything" said Garet sarcastically. Mia laughed, she and Garet were always good friends, and now they were more than just that. "Isaac here is still wondering if we did the right thing" he explained.
"Isaac, what else could we have done? We did all that we could. Noting else could possibly be done." Mia said softly.
"I just don't know" replied Isaac. "It just seems so unnatural. Remember how people were always amazed at our powers? How few Adepts there were? Now everybody seems to be an Adept. It's like suddenly, everyone is a master at some form of Psynergy. Even the children are learning to use simple spells like Earthquake when they are six or seven. It took all of us until we were seventeen to master that kind of power. It's just not right."
" I know it may not seem natural at first" Mia said convincingly, "but it will calm down over time."
"After all, what's the worst that could happen?" asked Garet.
"I. . . I just don't know, Garet. I just don't know." whispered Isaac.
"Well, that's enough of that" said Garet, changing the subject. "Let's go see how Jenna and Felix are doing trying to rebuild their house. You would like to see Jenna again, wouldn't you? After all, we haven't seen her for a few days with how busy we've been rebuilding the southern parts of town. A trip to the northern end will do us good. Besides, the workers might need some help, I bet she's busy yelling at them already." As the trio walked closer to the half-finished town, they could hear a girl's voice shouting furiously in the distance. All at once, they burst out laughing.
In Contigo, a much different scene was taking place. The town was throwing a surprise party for the homecoming of the great hero Ivan. Shortly after dark fell, the entire town went to there places at the docks. In an hour or two, a great winged ship, with the head of a dragon at its bow could be seen, flying peacefully through the air. It slowly drifted downward, and came to rest gently in the waves. Three figures approached the ladder of the ship.
"It was nice of you to sail us home" came one voice.
"No problem Ivan, I was happy to take you home" replied a second.
"I could stay on for the journey to Lemuria, you know, so you could fly and get there faster. I could find my way back somehow" a third voice spoke up.
"No, no. There is no need for that Sheba. I will inform Faran that you are staying in Contigo, a town you found on your quest when I am going back. It is really not all that much trouble to not be able to fly. Besides, you should stay here, with Ivan. You two get along well, and besides, your destiny is here. There is no other place so associated with the sky from which you fell from besides Contigo" the second voice once again replied.
"All right then, goodbye Piers, I hope to see you again sometime, maybe we could all get together, you know, us and Isaac and them" Ivan's voice rang out.
"Yes indeed, perhaps" said Piers.
"Goodbye" they all said in unison. With those last words, the ship slowly turned and headed down a narrow river, bound for the sea, and beyond that, the great land of Lemuria. As Ivan and Sheba walked toward the docks the villagers jumped out. "SURPRISE!!!" they all shouted.
"AHHHH!!!" cried the two Jupiter Adepts in unison, both cloaking themselves in protective Psynergy.
"Do not be afraid, young Adepts" Hamma's voice called out to them, "it is alright."
"Oh, sorry, just a bit of habit there, it has been awhile since something this gracious has been done for us" replied Sheba.
"Quite alright, quite alright" one of the villagers spoke up, "Come on now, let's go back to town, we have a great feast awaiting the return of our hero Ivan, and the the beautiful young lady who he has brought back from his quest." The group began their walk back to Contigo, with Sheba blushing all the way.
Prologue
Isaac sat staring at the cluster of half finished buildings next to the small outcropping of rock coming from the ground.
"To imagine that the Golden Sun would be so destructive, I had hardly even thought about it" Isaac spoke aloud. It had been three months since the epic battle at Mars Lighthouse, three months since the Wise One had sealed Alex away, and Vale was destroyed. Isaac struggled with the idea of how much power was really unleashed when Alchemy was unbound. People who had previously not even had enough Psynergy to move a pebble could now cast spells as destructive as Ragnarok. "Did I do the right thing? Was it my place to unleash this power?"
"Don't be stupid" a voice echoed from behind him, "we did what we had to. There was no other choice."
"Ah, but Garet" Isaac replied, "what if there was another choice? What if we just didn't see it in time?"
"Stop being such a pessimist Isaac, you sound like an old man" Garet answered. Isaac laughed. "You always know what to say, don't you Garet?"
"Hey Isaac, Garet, what are you two talking about?" shouted a voice in the distance. Garet turned around to see Mia walking towards them.
"Hey Mia, we were just talking about when we unleashed Alchemy, you know, not like it was something that changed the world or anything" said Garet sarcastically. Mia laughed, she and Garet were always good friends, and now they were more than just that. "Isaac here is still wondering if we did the right thing" he explained.
"Isaac, what else could we have done? We did all that we could. Noting else could possibly be done." Mia said softly.
"I just don't know" replied Isaac. "It just seems so unnatural. Remember how people were always amazed at our powers? How few Adepts there were? Now everybody seems to be an Adept. It's like suddenly, everyone is a master at some form of Psynergy. Even the children are learning to use simple spells like Earthquake when they are six or seven. It took all of us until we were seventeen to master that kind of power. It's just not right."
" I know it may not seem natural at first" Mia said convincingly, "but it will calm down over time."
"After all, what's the worst that could happen?" asked Garet.
"I. . . I just don't know, Garet. I just don't know." whispered Isaac.
"Well, that's enough of that" said Garet, changing the subject. "Let's go see how Jenna and Felix are doing trying to rebuild their house. You would like to see Jenna again, wouldn't you? After all, we haven't seen her for a few days with how busy we've been rebuilding the southern parts of town. A trip to the northern end will do us good. Besides, the workers might need some help, I bet she's busy yelling at them already." As the trio walked closer to the half-finished town, they could hear a girl's voice shouting furiously in the distance. All at once, they burst out laughing.
In Contigo, a much different scene was taking place. The town was throwing a surprise party for the homecoming of the great hero Ivan. Shortly after dark fell, the entire town went to there places at the docks. In an hour or two, a great winged ship, with the head of a dragon at its bow could be seen, flying peacefully through the air. It slowly drifted downward, and came to rest gently in the waves. Three figures approached the ladder of the ship.
"It was nice of you to sail us home" came one voice.
"No problem Ivan, I was happy to take you home" replied a second.
"I could stay on for the journey to Lemuria, you know, so you could fly and get there faster. I could find my way back somehow" a third voice spoke up.
"No, no. There is no need for that Sheba. I will inform Faran that you are staying in Contigo, a town you found on your quest when I am going back. It is really not all that much trouble to not be able to fly. Besides, you should stay here, with Ivan. You two get along well, and besides, your destiny is here. There is no other place so associated with the sky from which you fell from besides Contigo" the second voice once again replied.
"All right then, goodbye Piers, I hope to see you again sometime, maybe we could all get together, you know, us and Isaac and them" Ivan's voice rang out.
"Yes indeed, perhaps" said Piers.
"Goodbye" they all said in unison. With those last words, the ship slowly turned and headed down a narrow river, bound for the sea, and beyond that, the great land of Lemuria. As Ivan and Sheba walked toward the docks the villagers jumped out. "SURPRISE!!!" they all shouted.
"AHHHH!!!" cried the two Jupiter Adepts in unison, both cloaking themselves in protective Psynergy.
"Do not be afraid, young Adepts" Hamma's voice called out to them, "it is alright."
"Oh, sorry, just a bit of habit there, it has been awhile since something this gracious has been done for us" replied Sheba.
"Quite alright, quite alright" one of the villagers spoke up, "Come on now, let's go back to town, we have a great feast awaiting the return of our hero Ivan, and the the beautiful young lady who he has brought back from his quest." The group began their walk back to Contigo, with Sheba blushing all the way.