Serac: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN YOU IDIOT!!! SLEEPING?
Nightmare Alex: Ummmm. . . this was not my intention. . .
Serac: YOU JUST GO OFF AND LEAVE YOUR READERS HANGING FOR WEEKS! AFTER UPDATING ONCE A DAY!!! THEY PROBABLY THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD!!!
Nightmare Alex: Well. . . ya see. . . uhhh. . . technical difficulties-
Serac: YOU'RE JUST MAKING EXCUSES! I WAS WITH YOU THE WHOLE TIME!!!
Nightmare Alex: All right! All right! I was just busy, and I forgot to upload it! It's been done for a week!
Serac: Much better.
Nightmare Alex: Sorry, I kinda got busy. . . Finals are coming up soon this semester, and uhhh. . . I gotta study?
Serac: That's hardly likely, I've never even seen you look at a book once at home.
Nightmare: Shhhhhhh! Oh well, I guess I'll just have to get back to my old pace again. Arrrrrrrrrrg! I have way to many new ideas floating through my head! I'm on to the next chapter right away!
Serac: NA doesn't own anything related to Golden Sun but this story. Enjoy.
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Golden Sun: The Alchemy Wars
Chapter XIV: Conflict Grows Near. . .
Felix took a huge breath of the sweet air. Home. He and Sheba had finally reached Vale. Looking around, Felix noticed that not much had changed. "Duh" he said to himself silently, they had not been away nearly as long as last time.
A small boy ran by, chasing a young girl around, but froze dead in his tracks when he saw Felix and Sheba. His eyes widened as he recognized him.
"FELIX IS BACK! FELIX IS BACK!" the boy ran around the town shouting, and the doors all opened and people swarmed around to hear of the adventure.
Felix grimaced, and Sheba smiled at his annoyance.
Instantly, Felix was bombarded with questions.
"I can't hear what you are saying. . ." he tried to inform the hapless citizens. They kept up the assault. Annoyed, he shouted "ONE AT A TIME! I CANNOT UNDERSTAND YOU!!!"
The crowd grew silent. Dora spoke up. "Where is Isaac?"
"Isaac and Mia are off on business, they have to complete their part of the mission" Felix answered smoothly.
"So, the quest isn't over yet, then?" Kyle asked.
"No" Felix said, "far from it. We still have a long way to go."
"What about Garet?" questioned Kay. "Where is my brother? Is he with Mia?" She smirked, expecting a "yes."
"No" Felix said, to the shock of the crowd. "Garet disappeared. We don't know where he is, or what he's doing."
"Why did he leave?" Kay asked. "What happened?"
"We had a problem" Felix answered hesitantly, "and Garet had to leave." Felix decided to keep it as simple as that. No need to hurt anyone at this point, especially not Garet or Mia's reputations.
"What kind?" Kay pried further.
"I'll tell you later" Felix dodged the question. "My friends, Sheba and I have returned to mobilize the army. In case you haven't seen the news, the people of Imil have formed an army under the leadership of an extremely powerful Mars Adept, and have been razing any towns they come across."
The people muttered in panic amongst themselves.
"What is worse" Felix continued, "is that their path eventually leads them to one destination, Vale."
Another shocked murmur went through the crowd.
"We don't have any support, since Kalay was the first town razed by this army" the image continued to worsen. "We shall not receive any support, for Isaac and Mia need to rally any support they can find elsewhere, and use it to stop the Lemurians."
The crowd quieted, finally aware of how grave the situation was.
"We plan to mobilize the army and meet the people of Imil at Bilibin, if at all possible" Felix explained the plan he had formulated in his head. "From there, we shall retreat if necessary to Lunpa, then Vault, then make a final stand here in Vale."
Everyone eagerly awaited the last part of the plan, they assumed there must be some brilliant scheme in order for this pathetic attempt to work.
"And if it comes to that, all civilians will evacuate towards the Karagol Sea, and cross, then seek shelter in Tolbi" Felix finished his last-minute plan.
"Is that it?" a voice piped up from the crowd.
"That is the best we can do" Felix replied.
Murmurs went through the crowd yet again, voices somber, mistrustful, and unsure.
"Do not worry" Sheba spoke up, "it is a sound plan. And it will save the lives of many when it succeeds."
At this the townspeople's faces lightened, they knew Sheba was a Jupiter Adept, and that she had good judgment and planning skills.
This prompted a question from one of the townspeople. "So, where is Iv-" He stopped mid-sentence as Felix slowly motioned his head "no."
It was too late, however, and Sheba sorrowfully replied "Ivan is dead."
Everyone went home, shocked at this news, and prepared to wage war on the people of Imil. The weapon shop owner handed out swords, the armor shop owner handed out armor, and the people put on their traveling clothes.
Within three hours, the army was marching it's way towards Bilibin, and a fierce battle.
High above, in the sky, still rocketing downwards toward Weyard, was Anemos. The reactivated Sentinels were brought before the king, and he watched on in silent terror as the evil infesting his body made personal inspections of the twenty Sentinels that had been reactivated.
"Good" a dark, sinister voice came from the king's lips, instead of his own. "These will do. Rally the army, we land in sixteen hours."
The soldiers quickly left, giving out orders and bringing the Sentinels with them. Inside of his prison in his own head, the king had given up on fighting the dark presence Alex controlled within him. The king understood it now, though.
It was not that Alex had taken over his mind, but that he had brought forth the king's dark nature to the surface. And Alex could manipulate this darker side. What are you going to do to the world? the king wondered, ever since this mystery man had shown, Anemos was in chaos.
The people were scared beyond all belief, and for the first time ever in a thousand years, the soldiers had something to excite them. The king only knew one thing. Alex was planning some kind of great evil, to unleash his full power, and with the considerable power Alex possessed already, the king shuddered at the thought of him gaining any more.
Out in on the Western Sea, a group of boats had just departed Loho. After finding their way through the mountains, Isaac, Mia, and the Tolbi army had paid for some of Loho's boats, and were off towards Contigo.
Isaac, chancing to look at the sky, noticed he could see the moon, though it was still daylight. He also noticed it was much larger.
"Mia" he motioned for her to come over. "Look at the moon, look at. . . Anemos!"
Mia gazed up at the moon, and in slow realization, gaped.
"Isaac, we're not supposed to let Anemos return" she whispered to him.
"It looks like it's a little to late for that" he replied. "I guess we'll just have to deal with it later.
On the eastern tip of Angara, the people of Imil reached a great river, and it would take many days to get around. They were about to move on around it, when a command roared across the landscape. "HALT!"
Dark Garet looked at the river, it was deep, but not wide. "STAND ASIDE!" he roared, stepping up to the water's edge, calling forth the limits of his Psynergy.
The soldiers scrambled to get out of the way. Dark Garet, bringing all of his power to bear, thrust his hand out, and emitted a wave of heat, so intense that the entire section of the river instantly evaporated in a huge cloud of steam.
All of the soldiers too close to the water were severely burnt, and those that were injured were left behind. "MOVE!!!" Dark Garet commanded, and the people of Imil hopped over the bodies of the wounded, and continued across the dry river. Three hours later, after the entire army was well away from the river, the waters finally began to rise again.
At Vault, the army of Vale had stopped, and was enjoying some time to chat, rest, and eat.
Felix and Sheba picked up the news about the war and the powerful Imil army from a newsman, people who hired others to go to newsmen in other towns and pick up stories which they picked up. They learned of the army's short cut across the river, and Felix and Sheba made the decision to not rest for another night in Vault.
They had to press on, Vale's fate, no, possibly the world's fate he corrected himself, depended on it. . .
Nightmare Alex: Ummmm. . . this was not my intention. . .
Serac: YOU JUST GO OFF AND LEAVE YOUR READERS HANGING FOR WEEKS! AFTER UPDATING ONCE A DAY!!! THEY PROBABLY THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD!!!
Nightmare Alex: Well. . . ya see. . . uhhh. . . technical difficulties-
Serac: YOU'RE JUST MAKING EXCUSES! I WAS WITH YOU THE WHOLE TIME!!!
Nightmare Alex: All right! All right! I was just busy, and I forgot to upload it! It's been done for a week!
Serac: Much better.
Nightmare Alex: Sorry, I kinda got busy. . . Finals are coming up soon this semester, and uhhh. . . I gotta study?
Serac: That's hardly likely, I've never even seen you look at a book once at home.
Nightmare: Shhhhhhh! Oh well, I guess I'll just have to get back to my old pace again. Arrrrrrrrrrg! I have way to many new ideas floating through my head! I'm on to the next chapter right away!
Serac: NA doesn't own anything related to Golden Sun but this story. Enjoy.
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Golden Sun: The Alchemy Wars
Chapter XIV: Conflict Grows Near. . .
Felix took a huge breath of the sweet air. Home. He and Sheba had finally reached Vale. Looking around, Felix noticed that not much had changed. "Duh" he said to himself silently, they had not been away nearly as long as last time.
A small boy ran by, chasing a young girl around, but froze dead in his tracks when he saw Felix and Sheba. His eyes widened as he recognized him.
"FELIX IS BACK! FELIX IS BACK!" the boy ran around the town shouting, and the doors all opened and people swarmed around to hear of the adventure.
Felix grimaced, and Sheba smiled at his annoyance.
Instantly, Felix was bombarded with questions.
"I can't hear what you are saying. . ." he tried to inform the hapless citizens. They kept up the assault. Annoyed, he shouted "ONE AT A TIME! I CANNOT UNDERSTAND YOU!!!"
The crowd grew silent. Dora spoke up. "Where is Isaac?"
"Isaac and Mia are off on business, they have to complete their part of the mission" Felix answered smoothly.
"So, the quest isn't over yet, then?" Kyle asked.
"No" Felix said, "far from it. We still have a long way to go."
"What about Garet?" questioned Kay. "Where is my brother? Is he with Mia?" She smirked, expecting a "yes."
"No" Felix said, to the shock of the crowd. "Garet disappeared. We don't know where he is, or what he's doing."
"Why did he leave?" Kay asked. "What happened?"
"We had a problem" Felix answered hesitantly, "and Garet had to leave." Felix decided to keep it as simple as that. No need to hurt anyone at this point, especially not Garet or Mia's reputations.
"What kind?" Kay pried further.
"I'll tell you later" Felix dodged the question. "My friends, Sheba and I have returned to mobilize the army. In case you haven't seen the news, the people of Imil have formed an army under the leadership of an extremely powerful Mars Adept, and have been razing any towns they come across."
The people muttered in panic amongst themselves.
"What is worse" Felix continued, "is that their path eventually leads them to one destination, Vale."
Another shocked murmur went through the crowd.
"We don't have any support, since Kalay was the first town razed by this army" the image continued to worsen. "We shall not receive any support, for Isaac and Mia need to rally any support they can find elsewhere, and use it to stop the Lemurians."
The crowd quieted, finally aware of how grave the situation was.
"We plan to mobilize the army and meet the people of Imil at Bilibin, if at all possible" Felix explained the plan he had formulated in his head. "From there, we shall retreat if necessary to Lunpa, then Vault, then make a final stand here in Vale."
Everyone eagerly awaited the last part of the plan, they assumed there must be some brilliant scheme in order for this pathetic attempt to work.
"And if it comes to that, all civilians will evacuate towards the Karagol Sea, and cross, then seek shelter in Tolbi" Felix finished his last-minute plan.
"Is that it?" a voice piped up from the crowd.
"That is the best we can do" Felix replied.
Murmurs went through the crowd yet again, voices somber, mistrustful, and unsure.
"Do not worry" Sheba spoke up, "it is a sound plan. And it will save the lives of many when it succeeds."
At this the townspeople's faces lightened, they knew Sheba was a Jupiter Adept, and that she had good judgment and planning skills.
This prompted a question from one of the townspeople. "So, where is Iv-" He stopped mid-sentence as Felix slowly motioned his head "no."
It was too late, however, and Sheba sorrowfully replied "Ivan is dead."
Everyone went home, shocked at this news, and prepared to wage war on the people of Imil. The weapon shop owner handed out swords, the armor shop owner handed out armor, and the people put on their traveling clothes.
Within three hours, the army was marching it's way towards Bilibin, and a fierce battle.
High above, in the sky, still rocketing downwards toward Weyard, was Anemos. The reactivated Sentinels were brought before the king, and he watched on in silent terror as the evil infesting his body made personal inspections of the twenty Sentinels that had been reactivated.
"Good" a dark, sinister voice came from the king's lips, instead of his own. "These will do. Rally the army, we land in sixteen hours."
The soldiers quickly left, giving out orders and bringing the Sentinels with them. Inside of his prison in his own head, the king had given up on fighting the dark presence Alex controlled within him. The king understood it now, though.
It was not that Alex had taken over his mind, but that he had brought forth the king's dark nature to the surface. And Alex could manipulate this darker side. What are you going to do to the world? the king wondered, ever since this mystery man had shown, Anemos was in chaos.
The people were scared beyond all belief, and for the first time ever in a thousand years, the soldiers had something to excite them. The king only knew one thing. Alex was planning some kind of great evil, to unleash his full power, and with the considerable power Alex possessed already, the king shuddered at the thought of him gaining any more.
Out in on the Western Sea, a group of boats had just departed Loho. After finding their way through the mountains, Isaac, Mia, and the Tolbi army had paid for some of Loho's boats, and were off towards Contigo.
Isaac, chancing to look at the sky, noticed he could see the moon, though it was still daylight. He also noticed it was much larger.
"Mia" he motioned for her to come over. "Look at the moon, look at. . . Anemos!"
Mia gazed up at the moon, and in slow realization, gaped.
"Isaac, we're not supposed to let Anemos return" she whispered to him.
"It looks like it's a little to late for that" he replied. "I guess we'll just have to deal with it later.
On the eastern tip of Angara, the people of Imil reached a great river, and it would take many days to get around. They were about to move on around it, when a command roared across the landscape. "HALT!"
Dark Garet looked at the river, it was deep, but not wide. "STAND ASIDE!" he roared, stepping up to the water's edge, calling forth the limits of his Psynergy.
The soldiers scrambled to get out of the way. Dark Garet, bringing all of his power to bear, thrust his hand out, and emitted a wave of heat, so intense that the entire section of the river instantly evaporated in a huge cloud of steam.
All of the soldiers too close to the water were severely burnt, and those that were injured were left behind. "MOVE!!!" Dark Garet commanded, and the people of Imil hopped over the bodies of the wounded, and continued across the dry river. Three hours later, after the entire army was well away from the river, the waters finally began to rise again.
At Vault, the army of Vale had stopped, and was enjoying some time to chat, rest, and eat.
Felix and Sheba picked up the news about the war and the powerful Imil army from a newsman, people who hired others to go to newsmen in other towns and pick up stories which they picked up. They learned of the army's short cut across the river, and Felix and Sheba made the decision to not rest for another night in Vault.
They had to press on, Vale's fate, no, possibly the world's fate he corrected himself, depended on it. . .