Nightmare Alex: I have to say the disclaimer this time, 'cuz all of my djinn are locked up, instead of normally roaming about helping me (except Serac, who is real annoying.) I had too. They broke into my review prize stash, and man! I have never seen so many sugar high djinn flipping around the house destroying my stuff! They are all safe and unharmed, as well as muzzled and caged. . .
Serac: MMMMMFFFFMMMFFMFMFFMFMMFMMFMMFMFMFMFM *Breaks muzzle* SUUUUUGGGGGAAAAAARRRRRRR!!!! EEEEE HEEEEEEEEEEE HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Nightmare Alex: Right, better make this quick. *Looks at Serac's Cage, notices little cracks in it* O.O Alright, I don't own Golden Sun or anything. Our prize winners are-
Serac: MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! AH HA HA!!!
Nightmare Alex: No, but you did get some of my stash. Anyway, a pound bag of M&M's to QueenDragonGoddess and The Faction's Lord.
QDG: You ARE loved. My reviewers should never feel unloved. . . And I update through pure inspiration. One a day, and it's fun and play. The idea's in my head could keep me writing five a day, but they would be slightly unrefined, so I settle for one work of art a day.
TFL: We'll see whose stronger. Besides, Felix is undecided on life or death right now. . .
*Serac's cage suddenly shatters in shards of ice*
Nightmare Alex: O.O Gotta run, this doesn't look good. Read and review!!!
Serac: FREEEEEEEEEDOM! WAAAAAAA HHHAAAAAAAA HHHAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! FREEZE PRISM!!!
Nightmare Alex: AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! *runs*
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Golden Sun: The Alchemy Wars
Chapter XII: New Missions
It had been two days since Garet left, and the group had stayed at the port, trying to decide what to do.
They were desperate. With the death of Piers, Jenna, and Ivan, and the departure of Garet, they were know only four in number.
"I don't like the looks of this. . ." Isaac trailed off.
"Indeed" Felix responded. "It doesn't look like our chances of pulling this off are getting any better."
"What do you think, Sheba?" Isaac asked her opinion.
". . ." Sheba was completely silent. The death of Ivan had rocked her to the very bones. She supposed that she had not known what she had had in him until it was too late.
"Oooookay. And you Mia?" He tried in vain to get either of them to talk.
". . ." Mia was also silent. She had not talked since Garet had left and Ivan had died. She held herself fully responsible for what had happened. Her worst nightmares had come true, and even more than that. She had lost Garet, weakened the group, practically destroyed her relationship with Isaac, and now Ivan was dead because of her.
Isaac sighed. "All right, all right. Well, we at least need some kind of plan. You've all heard the news, the news of the new army, the Imil army, that sprang up suddenly again, under the leadership of a new, powerful Adept. Right?"
Everyone nodded.
"Well, I don't see what he's after, but apparently he's a Mars Adept, so this could be interesting. The army has already destroyed Lama Temple, and is moving on to Xian. We can't let them go along like this, or before you know it, our own Vale will be under attack!" Isaac spoke with passion.
"I concur" Felix spoke up. "But how are we supposed to stop it? We would have to go back to Vale, rally the army. . . We don't have time for that, the Lemurians are about to leave on their fleet of ships and head for Prox!"
"Well, I do have an idea. . ." Isaac said softly, unsure of himself. "You, could go back. You and Sheba. Rally the army, stop the people of Imil, and this new leader. Mia and I could press on, try to find aid, maybe enlist the Contigans, they'll listen. They know us."
"I don't think splitting up is such a good idea. Sheba has already told us that Agatio and Karst murdered Ivan, and we found him with a clear scythe cut through his neck, so it must be true. . ." Felix reasoned. "They would like nothing more than to get us split up."
"We can take them!" Isaac argued. "They only got Ivan because he was alone. . . And besides, Mia is a Mercury Adept. We'll be fine."
"But what if you won't be!" Felix yelled. "How can you be so sure of yourself as a leader! Under your leadership we've had two deaths and one deserter!" Felix was livid, unwilling to watch another of his friends die.
"What would you have me do!" Isaac was fuming. "Would you have me let the Lemurians take power of this world? Would you have me condemn Vale to destruction, along with our families and friends? What would you have me do?"
Felix was taken aback by the fierce verbal onslaught, thinking.
"Okay. You win. Sheba and I depart for Vale in two hours. You and Mia go for Contigo. It's a deal. But what about Anemos? Remember it?" Felix asked.
"We don't have any information on it. We can't even plan a way to stop it if we don't know what's happening." Isaac replied coolly.
"If you say so. . ." Felix trailed off, being ripped apart by indecision. "Come on Sheba, let's pack up."
Far, far away, in Xian, a slaughter was taking place. The people of Imil had struck silently, and done their jobs well. They were busy killing the civilians and petty soldiers. Dark Garet stood, watching it all. He was outfitted with all new armor, most of it cursed for maximum power, but all the negative effects negated by his Cleric's Ring. With his all-black Fear Helm, a new type of cursed armor called the Black Mail, his Terra Shield, and Forsaken Boots, he was all but an enormous black shadow. In his right hand, he gripped his Darksword tightly. He noticed a regiment of Xian defenders running his way.
"Hm?" a dark, unnatural voice floated from inside his helmet. "Some one wants to play?"
He broke out in a fit of evil, booming laughter, and the defenders stopped in their tracks as this massive, black giant prepared to fight.
"Do not be afraid, we are twenty, and he is but one!" one of the defenders called out, rallying the squad. "Now, CHARGE!"
They came on, unknowing of what they were up against. It soon became apparent. Dark Garet merely flicked his hand, and the temperature rose by at least thirty degrees, lighting the parched grass aflame, turning the battleground into something akin of hell. His kind of playing field.
"PATHETIC HUMANS!" Dark Garet rushed, and with one mighty swing of his Darksword, cut four defenders in half. He continued to butcher the squad, all who actually hit him were frozen solid as a wave of dark energy from his cursed armor rushed up their blades and into their souls.
"What a joke!" Dark Garet finished off the leader, unleashing Acheron's Grief, and watched the other regiments locked in combat with his army turn to see the finishing blow.
Cleaved in two by the giant sword, their leader fell. And as they stared, open mouthed, as they watched the fires consume his lifeless body, Dark Garet once again cast a spell. "INFERNO!"
The flames shot out across the landscape, and the people of Imil scattered, fleeing from the scene unfolding before them. The Xian defenders were being incinerated. Fires raged unchecked across the landscape, and soldier after soldier was burned to ash.
"What pathetic worms!" Dark Garet had finished the job, Xian was up in flames. All that would remain of this once proud city would be a barren wasteland, the grass burnt, any new attempt at life stifled by the ash which littered the ground. Nothing could possibly survive here again.
"MOVE!!!" Dark Garet roared at his army, and watched with satisfaction as they trudged on, to the next city, burning everything as they went.
Garet sat, trapped in his own mind, not looking at what was happening on the outside, for the fear of losing his sanity. He had only one solace. Alt had not been found, so one city was spared. But, in his mind, he knew it was only a matter of time before they reached Vale. . .
Back at port, Felix and Sheba said their goodbyes to Isaac and Mia, then embarked on the ship for the ride back across the Karagol.
"It won't take long to beat this upstart army!" Felix shouted as the ship sailed away, having decided if this was his mission, he was going to give it his all.
"Then hurry back!" Isaac yelled, and he and Mia headed off to see if Tolbi would help them defeat the Lemurians.
Mia didn't say anything, but she got the impression that darker things waited just beyond the horizon. . .
Serac: MMMMMFFFFMMMFFMFMFFMFMMFMMFMMFMFMFMFM *Breaks muzzle* SUUUUUGGGGGAAAAAARRRRRRR!!!! EEEEE HEEEEEEEEEEE HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Nightmare Alex: Right, better make this quick. *Looks at Serac's Cage, notices little cracks in it* O.O Alright, I don't own Golden Sun or anything. Our prize winners are-
Serac: MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! AH HA HA!!!
Nightmare Alex: No, but you did get some of my stash. Anyway, a pound bag of M&M's to QueenDragonGoddess and The Faction's Lord.
QDG: You ARE loved. My reviewers should never feel unloved. . . And I update through pure inspiration. One a day, and it's fun and play. The idea's in my head could keep me writing five a day, but they would be slightly unrefined, so I settle for one work of art a day.
TFL: We'll see whose stronger. Besides, Felix is undecided on life or death right now. . .
*Serac's cage suddenly shatters in shards of ice*
Nightmare Alex: O.O Gotta run, this doesn't look good. Read and review!!!
Serac: FREEEEEEEEEDOM! WAAAAAAA HHHAAAAAAAA HHHAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! FREEZE PRISM!!!
Nightmare Alex: AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! *runs*
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Golden Sun: The Alchemy Wars
Chapter XII: New Missions
It had been two days since Garet left, and the group had stayed at the port, trying to decide what to do.
They were desperate. With the death of Piers, Jenna, and Ivan, and the departure of Garet, they were know only four in number.
"I don't like the looks of this. . ." Isaac trailed off.
"Indeed" Felix responded. "It doesn't look like our chances of pulling this off are getting any better."
"What do you think, Sheba?" Isaac asked her opinion.
". . ." Sheba was completely silent. The death of Ivan had rocked her to the very bones. She supposed that she had not known what she had had in him until it was too late.
"Oooookay. And you Mia?" He tried in vain to get either of them to talk.
". . ." Mia was also silent. She had not talked since Garet had left and Ivan had died. She held herself fully responsible for what had happened. Her worst nightmares had come true, and even more than that. She had lost Garet, weakened the group, practically destroyed her relationship with Isaac, and now Ivan was dead because of her.
Isaac sighed. "All right, all right. Well, we at least need some kind of plan. You've all heard the news, the news of the new army, the Imil army, that sprang up suddenly again, under the leadership of a new, powerful Adept. Right?"
Everyone nodded.
"Well, I don't see what he's after, but apparently he's a Mars Adept, so this could be interesting. The army has already destroyed Lama Temple, and is moving on to Xian. We can't let them go along like this, or before you know it, our own Vale will be under attack!" Isaac spoke with passion.
"I concur" Felix spoke up. "But how are we supposed to stop it? We would have to go back to Vale, rally the army. . . We don't have time for that, the Lemurians are about to leave on their fleet of ships and head for Prox!"
"Well, I do have an idea. . ." Isaac said softly, unsure of himself. "You, could go back. You and Sheba. Rally the army, stop the people of Imil, and this new leader. Mia and I could press on, try to find aid, maybe enlist the Contigans, they'll listen. They know us."
"I don't think splitting up is such a good idea. Sheba has already told us that Agatio and Karst murdered Ivan, and we found him with a clear scythe cut through his neck, so it must be true. . ." Felix reasoned. "They would like nothing more than to get us split up."
"We can take them!" Isaac argued. "They only got Ivan because he was alone. . . And besides, Mia is a Mercury Adept. We'll be fine."
"But what if you won't be!" Felix yelled. "How can you be so sure of yourself as a leader! Under your leadership we've had two deaths and one deserter!" Felix was livid, unwilling to watch another of his friends die.
"What would you have me do!" Isaac was fuming. "Would you have me let the Lemurians take power of this world? Would you have me condemn Vale to destruction, along with our families and friends? What would you have me do?"
Felix was taken aback by the fierce verbal onslaught, thinking.
"Okay. You win. Sheba and I depart for Vale in two hours. You and Mia go for Contigo. It's a deal. But what about Anemos? Remember it?" Felix asked.
"We don't have any information on it. We can't even plan a way to stop it if we don't know what's happening." Isaac replied coolly.
"If you say so. . ." Felix trailed off, being ripped apart by indecision. "Come on Sheba, let's pack up."
Far, far away, in Xian, a slaughter was taking place. The people of Imil had struck silently, and done their jobs well. They were busy killing the civilians and petty soldiers. Dark Garet stood, watching it all. He was outfitted with all new armor, most of it cursed for maximum power, but all the negative effects negated by his Cleric's Ring. With his all-black Fear Helm, a new type of cursed armor called the Black Mail, his Terra Shield, and Forsaken Boots, he was all but an enormous black shadow. In his right hand, he gripped his Darksword tightly. He noticed a regiment of Xian defenders running his way.
"Hm?" a dark, unnatural voice floated from inside his helmet. "Some one wants to play?"
He broke out in a fit of evil, booming laughter, and the defenders stopped in their tracks as this massive, black giant prepared to fight.
"Do not be afraid, we are twenty, and he is but one!" one of the defenders called out, rallying the squad. "Now, CHARGE!"
They came on, unknowing of what they were up against. It soon became apparent. Dark Garet merely flicked his hand, and the temperature rose by at least thirty degrees, lighting the parched grass aflame, turning the battleground into something akin of hell. His kind of playing field.
"PATHETIC HUMANS!" Dark Garet rushed, and with one mighty swing of his Darksword, cut four defenders in half. He continued to butcher the squad, all who actually hit him were frozen solid as a wave of dark energy from his cursed armor rushed up their blades and into their souls.
"What a joke!" Dark Garet finished off the leader, unleashing Acheron's Grief, and watched the other regiments locked in combat with his army turn to see the finishing blow.
Cleaved in two by the giant sword, their leader fell. And as they stared, open mouthed, as they watched the fires consume his lifeless body, Dark Garet once again cast a spell. "INFERNO!"
The flames shot out across the landscape, and the people of Imil scattered, fleeing from the scene unfolding before them. The Xian defenders were being incinerated. Fires raged unchecked across the landscape, and soldier after soldier was burned to ash.
"What pathetic worms!" Dark Garet had finished the job, Xian was up in flames. All that would remain of this once proud city would be a barren wasteland, the grass burnt, any new attempt at life stifled by the ash which littered the ground. Nothing could possibly survive here again.
"MOVE!!!" Dark Garet roared at his army, and watched with satisfaction as they trudged on, to the next city, burning everything as they went.
Garet sat, trapped in his own mind, not looking at what was happening on the outside, for the fear of losing his sanity. He had only one solace. Alt had not been found, so one city was spared. But, in his mind, he knew it was only a matter of time before they reached Vale. . .
Back at port, Felix and Sheba said their goodbyes to Isaac and Mia, then embarked on the ship for the ride back across the Karagol.
"It won't take long to beat this upstart army!" Felix shouted as the ship sailed away, having decided if this was his mission, he was going to give it his all.
"Then hurry back!" Isaac yelled, and he and Mia headed off to see if Tolbi would help them defeat the Lemurians.
Mia didn't say anything, but she got the impression that darker things waited just beyond the horizon. . .