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Nightmare Alex: Welcome all, to the wonderful new chapter.
Serac: I actually have to admit, things are getting good.
Nightmare Alex: O_O You just said I did something good?
Serac: -_- Although I don't like to admit it. . .
Nightmare Alex: ^_^ Yay! I got a compliment from Serac! Have a cookie!
Serac: Are. . . are you serious?
Nightmare Alex: Well, actually, no. I just got caught up in the excitement.
Serac: That's really really mea-
Nightmare Alex: But people who do get cookies today are. . . Eternal Outcast, and The Faction's Lord. BTW, thanks for the compliments! HERE YA GO!!! COOKIES!!! ON TO THE NEXT CHAPTER! Oh yeah, things get a little sad too. But all for good reason. With that said, onward ho!
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Golden Sun: The Alchemy Wars
Chapter X: Fiery Foes, Garet's Departure, and Ivan's Demise
Early the next morning, Garet awoke. His memory troubled him. He remembered that he was supposed to be thinking of something important, but what?
"Oh yeah" he said, his memory finally waking up. "Just what are Isaac and Mia up to, anyway?"
He got dressed, strapped on his gear, grabbed his trusty Darksword, and went in search of his answer.
He first stopped by the woods that he had seen them going in to. He came to a small clearing, but nothing was giving him any clues. He searched thoroughly, but nothing came up.
Suddenly, a noise to the left froze him in his tracks.
"Look, what have we here?" a small, yet cold voice said. "An Adept, one of the ones that won't help us get Alchemy's power. . . How sad. What should we do with him?"
"I say we take care of him. . . permanently!" a gruff voice came in reply.
Garet turned around. "Agatio, Karst, how. . . nice, yes, nice to see you again. What have I done to warrant this lovely meeting?"
"Nothing at all, we just decided to follow you when we found you were setting out. After all, if you're not helping us get Alchemy's power, then what are you doing?" Karst replied icily.
"Nothing much, just saving the world again. . ." Garet trailed off as the two closed in. "Come on now, I really don't want to have to fight friends, after all, remember, we saved the world, helped you out, rescued you? Remember?"
"Oh yes, we remember indeed. But do you know what happened here last night?" Agatio said, hinting at something in his voice.
"What do you mean?" Garet asked unsteadily. "I don't know what you are talking about."
"Oh, but I think you do. . ." Agatio said menacingly. "Isaac and Mia, they came here last night. Mia is your fiancé, is she not? Do you know what they did here?"
"What did they do?" Garet gave in. His curiosity to test his suspicion was too much.
"Are you sure you want to hear?" Karst asked. Garet nodded his head. "Alright then. They came here, last night, late."
Garet nodded. "I saw them."
"Indeed" Agatio continued. "We were camping here, waiting for our chance to strike one of you down, you must know that is our mission now." Garet nodded again. "We didn't try it, because there were two of them, and of course, one was a Mercury Adept. That would be foolish of us."
"Get on with it!" Garet demanded.
"Alright" Karst butt in. "Don't be so pushy. We hid, and watched to see what they would do. Imagine our surprise, when they immediately kissed." Garet's eyes grew wide, disbelief and horror behind his eyes.
"They then proceeded to hold each other and mutter words only lovers share, before finally kissing once more, and leaving for the inn."
"Y-you're lying" Garet said, panic taking hold. "I don't believe you!"
"Then go see for yourself, I'm sure they will be waking up at the inn about now. Go watch, and see what happens." Karst's voice was eerily certain.
Garet took off running for the inn, all thoughts of Agatio and Karst eliminated from his mind. Isaac, his best friend, and Mia, his fiancé, behind his back.
"No, not possible, they are just telling me a lie" he tried to convince himself.
He burst into the inn and headed up the stairs. Shoving open the door to Mia's room, he saw she was not there.
In Isaac's room, Mia had just walked in. They were talking softly about their relationship. She truly loved Garet, but she loved Isaac, also. Isaac had true feelings for Mia, and they tried to decide what to do. But Mia was too worried, too worried about losing either one of them.
Finally Isaac just silenced her, and they kissed once more.
Suddenly Garet burst into the room, full of fire. When he saw them, his eyes burnt red with anger.
"SO IT'S TRUE!" he yelled. "MY BEST FRIEND, AND MY FIANCÉ, BEHIND MY BACK!!!"
"Garet" Mia tried to explain. "Wait, it's not what you think. . ."
"WHAT IS IT THEN!" Mia could see the agony behind his look of hatred, the grief behind his anger.
"WHAT IS IT!"
"It's. . . it's. . ." Mia stuttered.
"It's all true!" Garet said, breaking down, grief consuming him. "All I ever did was love you."
Garet jetted for the door. Isaac blocked his path, and Garet, caught up in everything that had happened, responded out of instinct.
"LIQUIFIER!!!" The searing beams of fire and heat flew at Isaac.
"No, don't hurt each other!" Mia yelled, jumping in between Isaac and the flames.
She was struck, and fell to the ground, burns all over her, losing consciousness quickly. "G-Garet. . ."
Garet looked in horror upon what he had done in his rage, but couldn't bear to see anymore. He sprang out the room yelling, "If that's the way it is, then I hate you both! Goodbye, for good!"
He ran down the hall, and Ivan, who had just stepped in, rushed after him.
"Garet, wait, what's going on?" he yelled, trying to reason with the stricken Fire Adept while running after him.
Garet just kept running, ignoring Ivan, the only thoughts going through his head of Isaac and Mia, over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over. It was like a yo-yo.
Ivan lost track of him eventually, and started to go back to the inn to find out what had happened. He was suddenly stopped by a pair disguised in large cloaks, however.
"Excuse me, I must be going though" he said politely.
"No, I think not" the smaller of the figures responded, revealing a large scythe blade.
"Indeed, you won't be going anywhere" the other added, putting his fists up.
"I don't want to fight right now, and I don't think you know what you're dealing with" Ivan warned.
"Oh, but we know exactly what we're dealing with" Karst pulled back her hood.
"And one of you can't stop both of us" Agatio revealed his face.
"Agatio, Karst, why. . ." Ivan uttered, before he was slammed in the face by a bone-crushing punch from Agatio.
From the ground he looked up, and saw the scythe coming down towards his neck.
"You should've helped us gain the power of Alchemy" Karst replied, these words the last that Ivan would ever hear.
As the blade penetrated his neck, Ivan breathed his last, and back in the inn, in Isaac's room, Sheba screamed and suddenly fainted.
"What happened? Did something happen to Garet?" Mia said, worry plaguing her voice, healed by Isaac, having already forgiven him for what he had done.
Sheba came to slowly. "It, it's Ivan. . ." she said blankly. "Ivan's gone. . . and Felix is next."
Mia began to sob. "I should never have kept it from him" she said hysterically. "I shouldn't have done it, I should have been more faithful. Garet. . ."
"It's all right Mia, calm down, calm down." Isaac tried his best.
"Nothing's all right!" Mia could not be calmed. "What have I done, Garet. . . don't hate me. . . I still love you. . ."
The irony of it struck her right in the heart, because, noticing the calendar, today would have been the date of their wedding.
Nightmare Alex: Welcome all, to the wonderful new chapter.
Serac: I actually have to admit, things are getting good.
Nightmare Alex: O_O You just said I did something good?
Serac: -_- Although I don't like to admit it. . .
Nightmare Alex: ^_^ Yay! I got a compliment from Serac! Have a cookie!
Serac: Are. . . are you serious?
Nightmare Alex: Well, actually, no. I just got caught up in the excitement.
Serac: That's really really mea-
Nightmare Alex: But people who do get cookies today are. . . Eternal Outcast, and The Faction's Lord. BTW, thanks for the compliments! HERE YA GO!!! COOKIES!!! ON TO THE NEXT CHAPTER! Oh yeah, things get a little sad too. But all for good reason. With that said, onward ho!
********************************************************************************************
Golden Sun: The Alchemy Wars
Chapter X: Fiery Foes, Garet's Departure, and Ivan's Demise
Early the next morning, Garet awoke. His memory troubled him. He remembered that he was supposed to be thinking of something important, but what?
"Oh yeah" he said, his memory finally waking up. "Just what are Isaac and Mia up to, anyway?"
He got dressed, strapped on his gear, grabbed his trusty Darksword, and went in search of his answer.
He first stopped by the woods that he had seen them going in to. He came to a small clearing, but nothing was giving him any clues. He searched thoroughly, but nothing came up.
Suddenly, a noise to the left froze him in his tracks.
"Look, what have we here?" a small, yet cold voice said. "An Adept, one of the ones that won't help us get Alchemy's power. . . How sad. What should we do with him?"
"I say we take care of him. . . permanently!" a gruff voice came in reply.
Garet turned around. "Agatio, Karst, how. . . nice, yes, nice to see you again. What have I done to warrant this lovely meeting?"
"Nothing at all, we just decided to follow you when we found you were setting out. After all, if you're not helping us get Alchemy's power, then what are you doing?" Karst replied icily.
"Nothing much, just saving the world again. . ." Garet trailed off as the two closed in. "Come on now, I really don't want to have to fight friends, after all, remember, we saved the world, helped you out, rescued you? Remember?"
"Oh yes, we remember indeed. But do you know what happened here last night?" Agatio said, hinting at something in his voice.
"What do you mean?" Garet asked unsteadily. "I don't know what you are talking about."
"Oh, but I think you do. . ." Agatio said menacingly. "Isaac and Mia, they came here last night. Mia is your fiancé, is she not? Do you know what they did here?"
"What did they do?" Garet gave in. His curiosity to test his suspicion was too much.
"Are you sure you want to hear?" Karst asked. Garet nodded his head. "Alright then. They came here, last night, late."
Garet nodded. "I saw them."
"Indeed" Agatio continued. "We were camping here, waiting for our chance to strike one of you down, you must know that is our mission now." Garet nodded again. "We didn't try it, because there were two of them, and of course, one was a Mercury Adept. That would be foolish of us."
"Get on with it!" Garet demanded.
"Alright" Karst butt in. "Don't be so pushy. We hid, and watched to see what they would do. Imagine our surprise, when they immediately kissed." Garet's eyes grew wide, disbelief and horror behind his eyes.
"They then proceeded to hold each other and mutter words only lovers share, before finally kissing once more, and leaving for the inn."
"Y-you're lying" Garet said, panic taking hold. "I don't believe you!"
"Then go see for yourself, I'm sure they will be waking up at the inn about now. Go watch, and see what happens." Karst's voice was eerily certain.
Garet took off running for the inn, all thoughts of Agatio and Karst eliminated from his mind. Isaac, his best friend, and Mia, his fiancé, behind his back.
"No, not possible, they are just telling me a lie" he tried to convince himself.
He burst into the inn and headed up the stairs. Shoving open the door to Mia's room, he saw she was not there.
In Isaac's room, Mia had just walked in. They were talking softly about their relationship. She truly loved Garet, but she loved Isaac, also. Isaac had true feelings for Mia, and they tried to decide what to do. But Mia was too worried, too worried about losing either one of them.
Finally Isaac just silenced her, and they kissed once more.
Suddenly Garet burst into the room, full of fire. When he saw them, his eyes burnt red with anger.
"SO IT'S TRUE!" he yelled. "MY BEST FRIEND, AND MY FIANCÉ, BEHIND MY BACK!!!"
"Garet" Mia tried to explain. "Wait, it's not what you think. . ."
"WHAT IS IT THEN!" Mia could see the agony behind his look of hatred, the grief behind his anger.
"WHAT IS IT!"
"It's. . . it's. . ." Mia stuttered.
"It's all true!" Garet said, breaking down, grief consuming him. "All I ever did was love you."
Garet jetted for the door. Isaac blocked his path, and Garet, caught up in everything that had happened, responded out of instinct.
"LIQUIFIER!!!" The searing beams of fire and heat flew at Isaac.
"No, don't hurt each other!" Mia yelled, jumping in between Isaac and the flames.
She was struck, and fell to the ground, burns all over her, losing consciousness quickly. "G-Garet. . ."
Garet looked in horror upon what he had done in his rage, but couldn't bear to see anymore. He sprang out the room yelling, "If that's the way it is, then I hate you both! Goodbye, for good!"
He ran down the hall, and Ivan, who had just stepped in, rushed after him.
"Garet, wait, what's going on?" he yelled, trying to reason with the stricken Fire Adept while running after him.
Garet just kept running, ignoring Ivan, the only thoughts going through his head of Isaac and Mia, over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over. It was like a yo-yo.
Ivan lost track of him eventually, and started to go back to the inn to find out what had happened. He was suddenly stopped by a pair disguised in large cloaks, however.
"Excuse me, I must be going though" he said politely.
"No, I think not" the smaller of the figures responded, revealing a large scythe blade.
"Indeed, you won't be going anywhere" the other added, putting his fists up.
"I don't want to fight right now, and I don't think you know what you're dealing with" Ivan warned.
"Oh, but we know exactly what we're dealing with" Karst pulled back her hood.
"And one of you can't stop both of us" Agatio revealed his face.
"Agatio, Karst, why. . ." Ivan uttered, before he was slammed in the face by a bone-crushing punch from Agatio.
From the ground he looked up, and saw the scythe coming down towards his neck.
"You should've helped us gain the power of Alchemy" Karst replied, these words the last that Ivan would ever hear.
As the blade penetrated his neck, Ivan breathed his last, and back in the inn, in Isaac's room, Sheba screamed and suddenly fainted.
"What happened? Did something happen to Garet?" Mia said, worry plaguing her voice, healed by Isaac, having already forgiven him for what he had done.
Sheba came to slowly. "It, it's Ivan. . ." she said blankly. "Ivan's gone. . . and Felix is next."
Mia began to sob. "I should never have kept it from him" she said hysterically. "I shouldn't have done it, I should have been more faithful. Garet. . ."
"It's all right Mia, calm down, calm down." Isaac tried his best.
"Nothing's all right!" Mia could not be calmed. "What have I done, Garet. . . don't hate me. . . I still love you. . ."
The irony of it struck her right in the heart, because, noticing the calendar, today would have been the date of their wedding.