Serac: Yo. Nighty doesn't own moi, Golden Sun, or anything else for that matter. He is also not responsible for your health while reading this.
Nightmare Alex: And what's that supposed to mean?
Serac: Well, they say it a lot in disclaimers about other stuff. . .
Nightmare Alex: Alright. Whatever. Moving right along. . . welcome to yet another chapter. QueenDragonGoddess, I'm so very sorry. I missed you on accident. Do not feel unloved, for you will get double the regular prize today.
Serac: Woohoo.
Nightmare Alex: Yeah, yeah, yeah, Serac, you'll just have to wait. Today everyone shall receive very, very large, I mean, we're talking 10 pounds bags here, of rock candy. Yes, pure sugary rock candy. And today, The Faction's Lord gets one, and QueenDragonGoddess gets two! Hurray! Here ya go!
Serac: Woohoo.
Nightmare Alex: Oh, and The Faction's Lord, what will you do to me if I kill Felix. I can already see QDG will sob, but really, is that a threat? After all, sometimes things change, but other times, destiny rules. . . Oh well, read on, and make sure to review!
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Golden Sun: The Alchemy Wars
Chapter XI: Fallen Hero
As Garet ran, his rage slowly dissipated, and turned into an enormous well of regret. Maybe he shouldn't have taken off like that, and, he had hurt Mia. . . But then the memory of Isaac and Mia came back once again, and he was filled again with rage, burning anger, deep-seated hatred. It consumed him, corroded his soul, corrupted his mind, but in his state he could not see it. All he could see was the blind of hate set in front of him.
"Well, look at that. Poor Garet, all alone. Where are his friends?" a cold, controlling voice came from the shadows behind a nearby tree.
By this time, Garet was already back to Kalay, having taken the cave back around the Karagol.
He turned, slowly, unconcerned about who the voice was, or what it wanted. The only thing in Garet's mind was Isaac and Mia's betrayal. "What do you want?" his voice was like venom, full of malice.
"Garet, don't you recognize me? I set all of this in motion, remember?" the voice was so familiar, but Garet couldn't concentrate on who it was.
"SHOW YOURSELF!" Garet's voice boomed through the wilderness, the heat in the area rising, Garet's rage apparent in the potency of his Psynergy.
"Very well then" Alex stepped from the shadows. "Are you happy now?"
"You. . . you are the cause of all of this. . . the cause of my grief, my sorrow. . ." Garet's voice literally spread heat waves.
"It seems that you won't go down without a fight, then?" Alex asked the unneeded question, knowing fully well the answer.
"YOU'LL DIE FOR WHAT YOU DID!" Garet rushed, Darksword screaming in response to his rage, Acheron's Grief bursting forth.
"It is folly to take me on, you haven't any power of the Golden Sun" Alex dodged with lightning speed. "Although it does indeed seem that you are stronger than I thought."
"I DON'T CARE WHAT POWER YOU HAVE!" Garet shouted in pure hatred. "YOU'LL DIE!!!"
The rush was so fast this time that Alex couldn't dodge, and resorted to drawing his Luna Blade. The clang of metal against metal resounded as the swords locked, and a swift punch from Garet hit Alex in the arm. Alex came back with ice shards flying from his fingertips, like small knives, nicking the edges of Garet's face. His rage grew to a further level, to that of a rabid animal.
"Oh my" Alex said, dodging three quick punches and blocking another sword swing. "I don't know exactly what I've done, but I didn't expect this reaction. And is it just me, or is it getting hotter in here?"
The temperature continued to rise, a testament to Garet's strength when angered.
"LIQUIFIER!" The beams of heat shot like bullets, and Alex dodged four or five, before being nicked in the knee by the sixth, and then bashed with the final seventh beam. "Ughhh. . . I can't possibly be getting hit!" he cried in disbelief.
"LIQUIFIER!" The beams shot out again, this time dodged by a quick teleport from Alex. "LIQUIFIER! LIQUIFIER! LIQUIFIER!" Garet tried again and again, but Alex was too fast this time.
"That trick won't work again!" he came from the back, and hit Garet with a quick Froth Sphere.
"AHHHHHHH!" Garet cried in rage, and when he did so, the heat level intensified to such a point where nearby trees spontaneously combusted, and others caught fire, starting a massive inferno.
"This is new" Alex said, dodging shards of flying trees, sweating in the extreme heat. "I had no idea that you would pose a threat, no matter how small." He unleashed Deluge, trying to catch Garet in it and wash away some of the fire.
It was a great surprise to him when the massive wall of water was evaporated by a Pyroclasm from Garet.
"You've got to be joking!" Alex called on some of his most powerful Psynergy. "FREEZE PRISM!"
"INFERNO!" Garet's mighty blasts of fire met head to head with the falling prisms of ice, leaving several evaporated, and the one that got through was expertly cut in half by his Darksword.
"Well, then. If my strongest Psynergy cannot stop you, maybe it was time that I put more power into it then intended!" Alex's voice sounded worried for the first time. He glowed with an intense blue aura, cooling everything that came near, the feet under his ground turning to ice.
"FREEZE PRISM!!!" Now, so many prisms filled the sky it was jaw dropping. They were massive, and with their numbers, Alex had not even bothered to aim. They flew randomly into different spots of the flaming forest, creating large craters and huge spikes of flying ice.
Garet came back to his senses, rage not dissipated, but at least kept under check. Dodging spike after spike of flying ice, and running from prism after prism, he hardly had time to notice Alex making a series of short teleport jumps towards him.
"If I cannot stop you by force, then maybe I'll try something new" Alex mused, waving his hand in the direction of Garet.
"What th-" Garet's exclamation of astonishment was cut short as a wave of ice covered the ground, causing him to fall flat on his back. His rage back at the surface, the ice beneath him quickly melted, but not fast enough.
"AAAUUUGGGHH!" He felt a screaming pain ripping through his head, and noticed Alex standing only a few feet away, eyes closed in concentration.
I'm in your head Garet. . . he heard from inside himself.
"GET OUT! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" Garet was on the verge of collapsing.
I see what happened now, Mia break your heart? Alex taunted.
The taunt hit home. Garet was shocked, and Alex took the opportunity.
Don't worry, I won't kill you, you may prove to be useful. How about I keep you as my pawn? Alex asserted his telepathic authority over Garet's mind.
Get out! Get out! I won't serve you! Garet said, then realized he had not spoken at all, but it was really in his head. He dully noticed that his body was moving forward, toward Alex, and then he dropped to one knee.
"And now you are my pawn. . ." Alex's voice penetrated Garet's prison within his mind. Garet could hear, see, smell, touch, but he could not control his actions.
What have you done? His voice echoed through his own head, now just a shell that Alex controlled.
"Garet, Garet, Garet" Alex said softly. "Now you are my soldier. And first on the agenda, is to call back Anemos."
What, why? Garet questioned.
"Because they will help bring about the utter end to your pathetic armies. The Anemians possess a fine army, I found out long ago, when I was searching to find the answers on how to find ultimate power. They have quite a few functioning Sentinels, I believe you met the last one on Weyard before?" Alex answered.
Garet thought. Oh, we beat it and took the summon Catastrophe. . .
"Yes, indeed. They will help me, unwittingly, much like you all did" Alex commented. "And when they have given me Isaac, and I have defeated him, I will dispose of the strong as I see fit, for then all will be mine to command, and I WILL have ultimate power!!!"
"Now go, my pawn, go, and destroy Lama temple and the other towns. I'll need a diversion to get to Vale, it is the only place where I am close enough to reach Anemos."
You mean you can't teleport anywhere instantly? Garet asked incredulously.
"I can teleport anywhere in Weyard" Alex said, annoyed at the question. "But Anemos, being the moon, is much farther away then Weyard is large. I could teleport from one edge of Gaia Falls to another, but the moon is farther than that, so I must get to the closest location."
"NOW! Do not stall, bring destruction on your path, I have rallied the people of Imil, and they will obey you, if you show them this." Alex handed Garet a medallion, intricately made, with two dragons wrapping around each other, one breathing fire, the other ice. "They will recognize it as mine, and if they do not, it will speak to them."
NO! I'm not going to help destroy anything! Garet tried to resist, but his efforts were in vain.
"Hah, you may have incredible sheer power, but you are nothing compared to my mind, it is bursting with Psynergetic power, more than enough to take over you!" Alex laughed at Garet's feeble attempt.
"Now go, and leaved all the ground you cross charred beyond recognition, but most importantly: LEAVE NONE ALIVE." And with that, Alex teleported away, to where Garet could only guess.
And, despite Garet's resistance, he could not stop his own body from going toward the ruins of Kalay, where he found a vast army of Mercury Adepts camped before him. . .
Nightmare Alex: And what's that supposed to mean?
Serac: Well, they say it a lot in disclaimers about other stuff. . .
Nightmare Alex: Alright. Whatever. Moving right along. . . welcome to yet another chapter. QueenDragonGoddess, I'm so very sorry. I missed you on accident. Do not feel unloved, for you will get double the regular prize today.
Serac: Woohoo.
Nightmare Alex: Yeah, yeah, yeah, Serac, you'll just have to wait. Today everyone shall receive very, very large, I mean, we're talking 10 pounds bags here, of rock candy. Yes, pure sugary rock candy. And today, The Faction's Lord gets one, and QueenDragonGoddess gets two! Hurray! Here ya go!
Serac: Woohoo.
Nightmare Alex: Oh, and The Faction's Lord, what will you do to me if I kill Felix. I can already see QDG will sob, but really, is that a threat? After all, sometimes things change, but other times, destiny rules. . . Oh well, read on, and make sure to review!
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Golden Sun: The Alchemy Wars
Chapter XI: Fallen Hero
As Garet ran, his rage slowly dissipated, and turned into an enormous well of regret. Maybe he shouldn't have taken off like that, and, he had hurt Mia. . . But then the memory of Isaac and Mia came back once again, and he was filled again with rage, burning anger, deep-seated hatred. It consumed him, corroded his soul, corrupted his mind, but in his state he could not see it. All he could see was the blind of hate set in front of him.
"Well, look at that. Poor Garet, all alone. Where are his friends?" a cold, controlling voice came from the shadows behind a nearby tree.
By this time, Garet was already back to Kalay, having taken the cave back around the Karagol.
He turned, slowly, unconcerned about who the voice was, or what it wanted. The only thing in Garet's mind was Isaac and Mia's betrayal. "What do you want?" his voice was like venom, full of malice.
"Garet, don't you recognize me? I set all of this in motion, remember?" the voice was so familiar, but Garet couldn't concentrate on who it was.
"SHOW YOURSELF!" Garet's voice boomed through the wilderness, the heat in the area rising, Garet's rage apparent in the potency of his Psynergy.
"Very well then" Alex stepped from the shadows. "Are you happy now?"
"You. . . you are the cause of all of this. . . the cause of my grief, my sorrow. . ." Garet's voice literally spread heat waves.
"It seems that you won't go down without a fight, then?" Alex asked the unneeded question, knowing fully well the answer.
"YOU'LL DIE FOR WHAT YOU DID!" Garet rushed, Darksword screaming in response to his rage, Acheron's Grief bursting forth.
"It is folly to take me on, you haven't any power of the Golden Sun" Alex dodged with lightning speed. "Although it does indeed seem that you are stronger than I thought."
"I DON'T CARE WHAT POWER YOU HAVE!" Garet shouted in pure hatred. "YOU'LL DIE!!!"
The rush was so fast this time that Alex couldn't dodge, and resorted to drawing his Luna Blade. The clang of metal against metal resounded as the swords locked, and a swift punch from Garet hit Alex in the arm. Alex came back with ice shards flying from his fingertips, like small knives, nicking the edges of Garet's face. His rage grew to a further level, to that of a rabid animal.
"Oh my" Alex said, dodging three quick punches and blocking another sword swing. "I don't know exactly what I've done, but I didn't expect this reaction. And is it just me, or is it getting hotter in here?"
The temperature continued to rise, a testament to Garet's strength when angered.
"LIQUIFIER!" The beams of heat shot like bullets, and Alex dodged four or five, before being nicked in the knee by the sixth, and then bashed with the final seventh beam. "Ughhh. . . I can't possibly be getting hit!" he cried in disbelief.
"LIQUIFIER!" The beams shot out again, this time dodged by a quick teleport from Alex. "LIQUIFIER! LIQUIFIER! LIQUIFIER!" Garet tried again and again, but Alex was too fast this time.
"That trick won't work again!" he came from the back, and hit Garet with a quick Froth Sphere.
"AHHHHHHH!" Garet cried in rage, and when he did so, the heat level intensified to such a point where nearby trees spontaneously combusted, and others caught fire, starting a massive inferno.
"This is new" Alex said, dodging shards of flying trees, sweating in the extreme heat. "I had no idea that you would pose a threat, no matter how small." He unleashed Deluge, trying to catch Garet in it and wash away some of the fire.
It was a great surprise to him when the massive wall of water was evaporated by a Pyroclasm from Garet.
"You've got to be joking!" Alex called on some of his most powerful Psynergy. "FREEZE PRISM!"
"INFERNO!" Garet's mighty blasts of fire met head to head with the falling prisms of ice, leaving several evaporated, and the one that got through was expertly cut in half by his Darksword.
"Well, then. If my strongest Psynergy cannot stop you, maybe it was time that I put more power into it then intended!" Alex's voice sounded worried for the first time. He glowed with an intense blue aura, cooling everything that came near, the feet under his ground turning to ice.
"FREEZE PRISM!!!" Now, so many prisms filled the sky it was jaw dropping. They were massive, and with their numbers, Alex had not even bothered to aim. They flew randomly into different spots of the flaming forest, creating large craters and huge spikes of flying ice.
Garet came back to his senses, rage not dissipated, but at least kept under check. Dodging spike after spike of flying ice, and running from prism after prism, he hardly had time to notice Alex making a series of short teleport jumps towards him.
"If I cannot stop you by force, then maybe I'll try something new" Alex mused, waving his hand in the direction of Garet.
"What th-" Garet's exclamation of astonishment was cut short as a wave of ice covered the ground, causing him to fall flat on his back. His rage back at the surface, the ice beneath him quickly melted, but not fast enough.
"AAAUUUGGGHH!" He felt a screaming pain ripping through his head, and noticed Alex standing only a few feet away, eyes closed in concentration.
I'm in your head Garet. . . he heard from inside himself.
"GET OUT! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" Garet was on the verge of collapsing.
I see what happened now, Mia break your heart? Alex taunted.
The taunt hit home. Garet was shocked, and Alex took the opportunity.
Don't worry, I won't kill you, you may prove to be useful. How about I keep you as my pawn? Alex asserted his telepathic authority over Garet's mind.
Get out! Get out! I won't serve you! Garet said, then realized he had not spoken at all, but it was really in his head. He dully noticed that his body was moving forward, toward Alex, and then he dropped to one knee.
"And now you are my pawn. . ." Alex's voice penetrated Garet's prison within his mind. Garet could hear, see, smell, touch, but he could not control his actions.
What have you done? His voice echoed through his own head, now just a shell that Alex controlled.
"Garet, Garet, Garet" Alex said softly. "Now you are my soldier. And first on the agenda, is to call back Anemos."
What, why? Garet questioned.
"Because they will help bring about the utter end to your pathetic armies. The Anemians possess a fine army, I found out long ago, when I was searching to find the answers on how to find ultimate power. They have quite a few functioning Sentinels, I believe you met the last one on Weyard before?" Alex answered.
Garet thought. Oh, we beat it and took the summon Catastrophe. . .
"Yes, indeed. They will help me, unwittingly, much like you all did" Alex commented. "And when they have given me Isaac, and I have defeated him, I will dispose of the strong as I see fit, for then all will be mine to command, and I WILL have ultimate power!!!"
"Now go, my pawn, go, and destroy Lama temple and the other towns. I'll need a diversion to get to Vale, it is the only place where I am close enough to reach Anemos."
You mean you can't teleport anywhere instantly? Garet asked incredulously.
"I can teleport anywhere in Weyard" Alex said, annoyed at the question. "But Anemos, being the moon, is much farther away then Weyard is large. I could teleport from one edge of Gaia Falls to another, but the moon is farther than that, so I must get to the closest location."
"NOW! Do not stall, bring destruction on your path, I have rallied the people of Imil, and they will obey you, if you show them this." Alex handed Garet a medallion, intricately made, with two dragons wrapping around each other, one breathing fire, the other ice. "They will recognize it as mine, and if they do not, it will speak to them."
NO! I'm not going to help destroy anything! Garet tried to resist, but his efforts were in vain.
"Hah, you may have incredible sheer power, but you are nothing compared to my mind, it is bursting with Psynergetic power, more than enough to take over you!" Alex laughed at Garet's feeble attempt.
"Now go, and leaved all the ground you cross charred beyond recognition, but most importantly: LEAVE NONE ALIVE." And with that, Alex teleported away, to where Garet could only guess.
And, despite Garet's resistance, he could not stop his own body from going toward the ruins of Kalay, where he found a vast army of Mercury Adepts camped before him. . .