Return of Anemos
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Chapter 8 - Friendly Foes
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I'd like to start this chapter off by saying that I DO have Return of Anemos 9 in the writing phase, but I will not be typing it if I do not get sufficient reviews for this chapter. While I like to write, I like to write knowing that someone is going to read it (what they think of it is another topic...). I would appreciate it if you recommend this to others if you wish for me to continue, due to the fact that I am quickly loosing interest in this story due to lack of viewer interest.
Also, I will be starting my Mega Man fic in the near future, in an effort to attemtp to write outside of Golden Sun. As with most of my later fics, there will be numerous twists, so keep an eye out for it. It is based on the Battle Network series, if that helps any...
And now, since I know that you lack the interest in my opinions, I will get to the part of this page that you want to see...
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Alex wiped the sweat from Nygel's head, trying to aid in taming his suffering. Thus far, no conventunal healing tricks had aided in the treatment, and noone had been able to find the cause of the disease. The situation was worsened by the fact that most of the victims were near death already...
The only thing they had learned of the plague was that the victims were all Venusians. How *that* was possible, Alex didn't know. In theory, it was possible, but it wasn't something you could find in nature...
Manuvering towards another body, he gently rubbed the patient's hair. Exhaused from the work, Jenna had been able to rest since Mia had arrived, but even a few hours of sleep had done little to aid in her wearyness.
But, it just as well that she got some rest. According to Mia and Garet, they had picked up rumors that other people were experiancing the same problems. The had examined one such case in Vault, and before she died, the victim tried to heal herself, presumably an instinctive response to her imminent demise. Garet had mentioned that Isaac had once had a simmilar reaction when he had broken his arm as a kid, and the conclusion was drawn - the victims were Venusians.
Alex again shook his head. It just didn't make sense! How could a disease like this exist, anyway? And without a cure...
A scream outside pulled him out of his thoughts, and he ran to the door. Expecting to see yet another victim, or worse, the first death, he looked on at the approaching ten-foot horror that approached.
He stared at it's blueish skin, frozen in fear. *It wasn't possible... Felix had slain the creature... Five years ago... Didn't he...?*
The creature approached his location, and Alex slowly went into action. He ran towards the creature, in an effort to divert it from the sickly...
...and abruptly stopped, as the creature stoped, seemingly sitting down in the middle of the town's square. *What?*
Walking over to the beast, Alex wondered what was going on...
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Walking down the streets of Contigo, Hamma allowed her head to hang. In front of her walked an ailing Isaac, somehow having gathered enough strength to try to become an Anemian. Around them walked armed guards, protecting her from any potentially violent slaves.
Though she didn't return their gazes, she knew of the hate that the former citizens of Contigo held for her. It was hard to miss, since they had been betrayed by their own leader. Had it not been for the massive ammounts of mental shielding that was being erected in Contigo, she would have probably broken down under their thoughts...
Arriving in the entrance to the former Anemian temple, she noted the gathering of soldiers - Anemos's Elite. They were the front-line troups, warriors that were sent in to take out potential defenders. Rarely did a warrior live past his third battle, and most warriors were not expected to live long... Of course, that was according to the ancient legends. Given Wayard's defenses in this era...
Just in from of the the parade of warriors stood Zeus, with another warrior by his side. Hama tried to identify the warrior, but since she couldn't see his face, she couldn't identify him... But there was something familiar about him...
Her guards fell back, fanning out to keep any stray slaves or citizens away from the impending combat. Walking besides Isaac, she stared at the warrior, now able to get a good look at his face.
The warrior was young, about twenty or so, with somewhat spikey gold hair above his blue eyes. A saber was shethed on his belt, and...
She gasped as she reached a realization: the warrior looked just like Isaac.
Zeus stepped forward, a drawn blade in his hand. Handing the blade to Isaac, he stared directly into his eyes. "Isaac, if you truly want to become a member of Anemos, you will have to best Captain Robin, and if you succeed, take his place as the leader of the Elite Ground Force."
Hama saw Isaac staring at the Captain, and she worried for him. Was this some kind of test? Seeing Zeus walk past her and towards the crowd, she followed suit. Arriving at their positions, she turned to him. "Zeus, what is this?"
He didn't glance at her, but he did release a sigh. "He needs to best a warrior to become a citizen, and what better way to prove himself than by besting the Captain of the Elite?"
Hama shook her head. She was sure that Zeus was leaving something out. But her thoughts would have to wait -
- Isaac and Robin had engaged in battle.
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Ivan awoke to find himself in a familar bed. A bed with a window. A bed with a window with a view. A bed with a window with a view of...
Were his eyes decieving him? Was he in Prox? How did he get here? He was sure that the warrior he saw was going to kill him and...
Frantically searching the room, he quickly realized that Feizhi was not around. Was she...?
The door opened, and Piers walked in, a blank look on his face.
"Where is..?"
"She's in the next room."
Breathing a sigh of relief, Ivan began to tru try to figure out how he had gotten here.
"Ivan, how did the two of you get here, anyway?"
*Well, he doesn't know.* "I don't know..."
For the next few minutes, they sat in silence, neither one of them quite sure what was going on...
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Sorry for the delay here, but I was waiting for reviews. Reviews that never came. Oh well.
I am sorry to those of you who have been enjoying this fic, but I am going to need reviews if I am to continue. And with that out of the way, on to the reviews...
Smurf Cat - I will, provided that I can get more reviews... Thanks for the review! ^O^
Gay Witch - =D Well, I cannot say anything, lest I spoil it. And you saw what happens to Ivan (or have you?), and just to give you some idea of what happens to Isaac, the next chapter is currently titled "Fight For Life." =_= Ok, that didn't reveal much, but you get the idea. ^_^
Forgotten Souls - 0_0 I coulda sworn that I said that he was alive, though it might have been a bit too subtle... That's what I get for focusing on Piers and Karst... Oh well. I am in the process of getting Hama's name right, so bear with me... And as far as the Anemian names go, what better name for people who are omnipitant than the names of gods? And see if you can pick up on yet another reference to the Japanese GS in this chapter! ... Anyway, thanks for the review! ^_^
Dragon Empress - The "Friend" is a certain creature that is about ten feet tall. ... Did I not repost that part of Icy Blaze yet? Hmm... [Makes mental note to finish that] Thanks for the review! =D
SirGecko - 0_0 Fire Man?! Garet? Who has the flamethrower?! AAHH!!! [and don't blame me. I put effort into a story when I get reviews.] Thanks for the reivew!
And with that, I'm outta here! BWAHAHAHA!!
Hints of Return of Anemos 9 - Felix wakes up, and Isaac, well... The title is Fight For Life, so... ^_^
And as a final reminder, I will have a MM-BN story out soon. Please check up on it if you like MM, and recomend it to anyone you know who likes MM!
Karst - Enough with the self promotion!
Oh, right! *cough*
Sheba - REVIEW!
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Chapter 8 - Friendly Foes
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I'd like to start this chapter off by saying that I DO have Return of Anemos 9 in the writing phase, but I will not be typing it if I do not get sufficient reviews for this chapter. While I like to write, I like to write knowing that someone is going to read it (what they think of it is another topic...). I would appreciate it if you recommend this to others if you wish for me to continue, due to the fact that I am quickly loosing interest in this story due to lack of viewer interest.
Also, I will be starting my Mega Man fic in the near future, in an effort to attemtp to write outside of Golden Sun. As with most of my later fics, there will be numerous twists, so keep an eye out for it. It is based on the Battle Network series, if that helps any...
And now, since I know that you lack the interest in my opinions, I will get to the part of this page that you want to see...
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Alex wiped the sweat from Nygel's head, trying to aid in taming his suffering. Thus far, no conventunal healing tricks had aided in the treatment, and noone had been able to find the cause of the disease. The situation was worsened by the fact that most of the victims were near death already...
The only thing they had learned of the plague was that the victims were all Venusians. How *that* was possible, Alex didn't know. In theory, it was possible, but it wasn't something you could find in nature...
Manuvering towards another body, he gently rubbed the patient's hair. Exhaused from the work, Jenna had been able to rest since Mia had arrived, but even a few hours of sleep had done little to aid in her wearyness.
But, it just as well that she got some rest. According to Mia and Garet, they had picked up rumors that other people were experiancing the same problems. The had examined one such case in Vault, and before she died, the victim tried to heal herself, presumably an instinctive response to her imminent demise. Garet had mentioned that Isaac had once had a simmilar reaction when he had broken his arm as a kid, and the conclusion was drawn - the victims were Venusians.
Alex again shook his head. It just didn't make sense! How could a disease like this exist, anyway? And without a cure...
A scream outside pulled him out of his thoughts, and he ran to the door. Expecting to see yet another victim, or worse, the first death, he looked on at the approaching ten-foot horror that approached.
He stared at it's blueish skin, frozen in fear. *It wasn't possible... Felix had slain the creature... Five years ago... Didn't he...?*
The creature approached his location, and Alex slowly went into action. He ran towards the creature, in an effort to divert it from the sickly...
...and abruptly stopped, as the creature stoped, seemingly sitting down in the middle of the town's square. *What?*
Walking over to the beast, Alex wondered what was going on...
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Walking down the streets of Contigo, Hamma allowed her head to hang. In front of her walked an ailing Isaac, somehow having gathered enough strength to try to become an Anemian. Around them walked armed guards, protecting her from any potentially violent slaves.
Though she didn't return their gazes, she knew of the hate that the former citizens of Contigo held for her. It was hard to miss, since they had been betrayed by their own leader. Had it not been for the massive ammounts of mental shielding that was being erected in Contigo, she would have probably broken down under their thoughts...
Arriving in the entrance to the former Anemian temple, she noted the gathering of soldiers - Anemos's Elite. They were the front-line troups, warriors that were sent in to take out potential defenders. Rarely did a warrior live past his third battle, and most warriors were not expected to live long... Of course, that was according to the ancient legends. Given Wayard's defenses in this era...
Just in from of the the parade of warriors stood Zeus, with another warrior by his side. Hama tried to identify the warrior, but since she couldn't see his face, she couldn't identify him... But there was something familiar about him...
Her guards fell back, fanning out to keep any stray slaves or citizens away from the impending combat. Walking besides Isaac, she stared at the warrior, now able to get a good look at his face.
The warrior was young, about twenty or so, with somewhat spikey gold hair above his blue eyes. A saber was shethed on his belt, and...
She gasped as she reached a realization: the warrior looked just like Isaac.
Zeus stepped forward, a drawn blade in his hand. Handing the blade to Isaac, he stared directly into his eyes. "Isaac, if you truly want to become a member of Anemos, you will have to best Captain Robin, and if you succeed, take his place as the leader of the Elite Ground Force."
Hama saw Isaac staring at the Captain, and she worried for him. Was this some kind of test? Seeing Zeus walk past her and towards the crowd, she followed suit. Arriving at their positions, she turned to him. "Zeus, what is this?"
He didn't glance at her, but he did release a sigh. "He needs to best a warrior to become a citizen, and what better way to prove himself than by besting the Captain of the Elite?"
Hama shook her head. She was sure that Zeus was leaving something out. But her thoughts would have to wait -
- Isaac and Robin had engaged in battle.
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Ivan awoke to find himself in a familar bed. A bed with a window. A bed with a window with a view. A bed with a window with a view of...
Were his eyes decieving him? Was he in Prox? How did he get here? He was sure that the warrior he saw was going to kill him and...
Frantically searching the room, he quickly realized that Feizhi was not around. Was she...?
The door opened, and Piers walked in, a blank look on his face.
"Where is..?"
"She's in the next room."
Breathing a sigh of relief, Ivan began to tru try to figure out how he had gotten here.
"Ivan, how did the two of you get here, anyway?"
*Well, he doesn't know.* "I don't know..."
For the next few minutes, they sat in silence, neither one of them quite sure what was going on...
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Sorry for the delay here, but I was waiting for reviews. Reviews that never came. Oh well.
I am sorry to those of you who have been enjoying this fic, but I am going to need reviews if I am to continue. And with that out of the way, on to the reviews...
Smurf Cat - I will, provided that I can get more reviews... Thanks for the review! ^O^
Gay Witch - =D Well, I cannot say anything, lest I spoil it. And you saw what happens to Ivan (or have you?), and just to give you some idea of what happens to Isaac, the next chapter is currently titled "Fight For Life." =_= Ok, that didn't reveal much, but you get the idea. ^_^
Forgotten Souls - 0_0 I coulda sworn that I said that he was alive, though it might have been a bit too subtle... That's what I get for focusing on Piers and Karst... Oh well. I am in the process of getting Hama's name right, so bear with me... And as far as the Anemian names go, what better name for people who are omnipitant than the names of gods? And see if you can pick up on yet another reference to the Japanese GS in this chapter! ... Anyway, thanks for the review! ^_^
Dragon Empress - The "Friend" is a certain creature that is about ten feet tall. ... Did I not repost that part of Icy Blaze yet? Hmm... [Makes mental note to finish that] Thanks for the review! =D
SirGecko - 0_0 Fire Man?! Garet? Who has the flamethrower?! AAHH!!! [and don't blame me. I put effort into a story when I get reviews.] Thanks for the reivew!
And with that, I'm outta here! BWAHAHAHA!!
Hints of Return of Anemos 9 - Felix wakes up, and Isaac, well... The title is Fight For Life, so... ^_^
And as a final reminder, I will have a MM-BN story out soon. Please check up on it if you like MM, and recomend it to anyone you know who likes MM!
Karst - Enough with the self promotion!
Oh, right! *cough*
Sheba - REVIEW!