Return of Anemos
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Chapter 18 - The Plan
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Isaac stared into the eyes of "Jenna." Despite his initial confusion, Isaac was now certain that the "first Jenna" was most certainly not Jenna. Though how he looked so simmilar to Jenna was confusing...
The red-haired man pulled back, gazing into Isaac's eyes. "Robin...?"
*He's confusing me with Robin. Maybe this person knows him, but...how? Robin was an Anemian soldier from eons past; who's this guy?*
The real Jenna stepped forward, placing a hand on her dopplganger's shoulder. "Jasper, this is Isaac. He's a member of our group."
*Jasper?*
Jasper glanced at Jenna, then back at Isaac. "He's your brother?"
Isaac's face became heated as Jasper pulled away. Turning to face Jenna, Isaac noted that her face was a wee bit redder than usual.
"No! He's a friend of mine."
Isaac noted a hint of puzzlement in her voice. Apparenlty, that question puzzled her as much as it did him.
"Why would you ask such a thing?"
"Well, Jenna, to be honest, it seemed like a reasonable conclusion. Robin and I are siblings, and a few of our children were left in Valeph..."
Isaac's eyes widened at that. Robin and Jasper were siblings? Their children were left in Vale? He blinked as he recalled the thoughts he had on his sibling-like relationship with Jenna. *Irony bounds...*
Glancing as Felix and the others approached, Isaac noticed that their eyes were also wide in suprise. Blinking again, Isaac thought he was seeing double - two Felix's? No, one looked like a...
Isaac shook his head, trying to clear it from the sudden pain coming to his mind. This was too much to handle. First Robin looked just like him, then this Jasper resembles Jenna, and now a woman that resembles Felix. What was next, a woman that looked like Alex?
He mentally chided himself for that thought. The way things were going, it was entirely possible.
"Isaac?"
Looking in the direction of the voice, Isaac was suddenly grasped by a woman who was eager to see him. Wrapping his arms around her, he gently kissed her cheek. "I'm ok, Hamma. But we need to talk now. We've got a big problem."
"You're right," said Felix. "Where's my son?"
*Oooh boy. This is going to take a while...*
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Ivan cursed as a ball of ice shattered behind him, sending shrapnel flying in various directions. It wasn't enough that he hadn't had more than an hours sleep since the attacks began, but they were having a hell of a time keeping these... things at bay. Elements knew what Feihzi was doing, as he hadn't seen her since the battle started.
Robin, despite what Ivan had thought of him, was doing a very good job of coordinating his troups. Agatio and the Proxians fought on their own, though the two commanders seemed to know what the other was thinking. *Probably from watching each other...*
At this point, Ivan was growing very weary. It was draining to continue to fight, and he still did not know why he stayed. Maybe it was because he felt worried if he left; maybe he dreaded letting any of these monsters into Prox. Whatever it was, he stood his ground, summoning bolts of electricity to fry whatever was unfortunate enough to come in contact with them.
Despite the urgancy of the battle, Ivan began to ponder. Thus far, only these horrors had fought. No normal troops, no other adepts; not even a figure to command them. Most odd.
Ivan glanced at Robin, noticing that the former Anemian Captin was facing a group of Jupitarians. Unsure what was happening, Ivan braced himself as another ball of ice shattered behind him. He tried to ignore the screams of the poor soul that had a shard of ice stab into his back, wishing that Mia or Jenna were around to heal.
Abruptly, Robin grabbed his hand, and as Ivan gazed at him, he quickly glanced upwards. Taking a guess, Ivan read the mind, and froze as he read it:
[Get ready. Attack only the ones that approach us]
Ivan stared at Robin as he pulled his hand back. What did he mea-
Suddenly, all Hell broke loose.
The monstrous beings began to scream and yell in pain. Or what seemed like pain. Whatever it was, they quickly began to fight EACH OTHER. But how...?
Ivan notied the immense ward, wondering where the power was coming from. He then realized why there were so many Jupitarians left in the city - to keep them safe until they were needed.
He looked at Robin, trying to understand what was going on.
"They have to be controlled by Jupitarians. It will be a while until they are brought back under control. You might want to go check on Feihzi right now..."
Nodding, Ivan ran towards Prox, glancing over his shoulder to watch the mutations slaughter each other...
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Sitting next to a creek, Isaac pondered the recent events. Once they were able to adjust to the shock, a meeting was conviened to discuss recent events. Isaac told them of Kolar's hatred for humans, and was far from suprised when Zeus backed offered evidence of this. He told Sheba and Felix that Kolar was keeping Nygel, to ensure that Isaac "kept an eye on them." He decided that it would be better if he did not tell them.
He had been worried that Hamma might read his thoughts, but she was more conserned that he was fine and ok. After the meeting, she had to leave to help Zeus and Alex arrange defenses, in case Kolar decided that an attack was favorable.
"Why are you really here, Isaac?"
Turning around, Isaac was shocked to see Sheba standing not three feet away from him. His moment of though had kept him from noticing her approach, and he silently chided himself for his carelessness.
"What do you mean?"
"I don't know if Hamma knows, but I knew that you weren't telling us everything."
He didn't answer, instead looking back at the flowing water. Sheba walked up and took a seat next to him.
"What is it that you have to do?"
He looked away from her, trying to keep his voice leveled. "Sheba, I...can't tell you."
"It's me, isn't it?"
He whirled around to face her, stunned. She was staring into his eyes, her eyes searching for answers in his. He felt his jaw drop - how did she guess it?
"Sheba, Kolar wants me to bring you back to wherever he's holding Nygel. He didn't say why."
"Why didn't you tell us this?"
"I knew that Felix would not allow it."
Sheba sighed, "You do have a point. He told me that he would do anything to keep from loosing me."
Isaac swallowed. "That's not comforting, Sheba."
"I know. But there's not a lot we can do, now is there?"
"We need to get Nygel back. I don't trust Kolar, and if I were to give him reason to think that I might betray him..."
She sighed again. "We might as well go then." She stood as he did, gazing into his eyes. He felt as though... as though she was searching his mind, trying to see if he was telling her his true motives.
Not that he blamed her for not trusting him...
They wrapped their arms around each other as he began activating the Teleport Gem...
"Sheba!"
His eyes filled with horror, Isaac turned to look at the rise of the hill...only to see Felix walking towards them. Isaac noted the look of confusion, and noticed the horror that filled his friend's face when he realized what was happening.
It was too late.
"SHEBA!"
Isaac watched as Felix ran towards them, his blade drawn, running directly for Isaac. The blade swished through the air...
...and missed as Isaac and Sheba materialized within Kolar's domain.
Isaac realized that he had been holding his breath, and genlty released it as a woman't head pressed against him, the soft sounds of sobbing filling the chamber...
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Dang, I've been a long time in doing this, eh? @_@
Well, I have finally posted RoA18! *silence*
Pity.
Well, I don't know when the next chapter will come, so enjoy this while you can...
And now to the reviews!
Forgotten Souls - ^_^ Howz this one, since I already answered your inquires? lol
darkness127 - It was short, largely since it was hurt by the evils of writer's block... Ick. This chapter (hopefully) will start a new string of action (or so it is planned), so check back soon! Probaby a week or two... ;_;
And with that...
Sheba - MIKAA DOES NOT OWN GOLDEN SUN!
REVIEW!!!
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Chapter 18 - The Plan
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Isaac stared into the eyes of "Jenna." Despite his initial confusion, Isaac was now certain that the "first Jenna" was most certainly not Jenna. Though how he looked so simmilar to Jenna was confusing...
The red-haired man pulled back, gazing into Isaac's eyes. "Robin...?"
*He's confusing me with Robin. Maybe this person knows him, but...how? Robin was an Anemian soldier from eons past; who's this guy?*
The real Jenna stepped forward, placing a hand on her dopplganger's shoulder. "Jasper, this is Isaac. He's a member of our group."
*Jasper?*
Jasper glanced at Jenna, then back at Isaac. "He's your brother?"
Isaac's face became heated as Jasper pulled away. Turning to face Jenna, Isaac noted that her face was a wee bit redder than usual.
"No! He's a friend of mine."
Isaac noted a hint of puzzlement in her voice. Apparenlty, that question puzzled her as much as it did him.
"Why would you ask such a thing?"
"Well, Jenna, to be honest, it seemed like a reasonable conclusion. Robin and I are siblings, and a few of our children were left in Valeph..."
Isaac's eyes widened at that. Robin and Jasper were siblings? Their children were left in Vale? He blinked as he recalled the thoughts he had on his sibling-like relationship with Jenna. *Irony bounds...*
Glancing as Felix and the others approached, Isaac noticed that their eyes were also wide in suprise. Blinking again, Isaac thought he was seeing double - two Felix's? No, one looked like a...
Isaac shook his head, trying to clear it from the sudden pain coming to his mind. This was too much to handle. First Robin looked just like him, then this Jasper resembles Jenna, and now a woman that resembles Felix. What was next, a woman that looked like Alex?
He mentally chided himself for that thought. The way things were going, it was entirely possible.
"Isaac?"
Looking in the direction of the voice, Isaac was suddenly grasped by a woman who was eager to see him. Wrapping his arms around her, he gently kissed her cheek. "I'm ok, Hamma. But we need to talk now. We've got a big problem."
"You're right," said Felix. "Where's my son?"
*Oooh boy. This is going to take a while...*
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Ivan cursed as a ball of ice shattered behind him, sending shrapnel flying in various directions. It wasn't enough that he hadn't had more than an hours sleep since the attacks began, but they were having a hell of a time keeping these... things at bay. Elements knew what Feihzi was doing, as he hadn't seen her since the battle started.
Robin, despite what Ivan had thought of him, was doing a very good job of coordinating his troups. Agatio and the Proxians fought on their own, though the two commanders seemed to know what the other was thinking. *Probably from watching each other...*
At this point, Ivan was growing very weary. It was draining to continue to fight, and he still did not know why he stayed. Maybe it was because he felt worried if he left; maybe he dreaded letting any of these monsters into Prox. Whatever it was, he stood his ground, summoning bolts of electricity to fry whatever was unfortunate enough to come in contact with them.
Despite the urgancy of the battle, Ivan began to ponder. Thus far, only these horrors had fought. No normal troops, no other adepts; not even a figure to command them. Most odd.
Ivan glanced at Robin, noticing that the former Anemian Captin was facing a group of Jupitarians. Unsure what was happening, Ivan braced himself as another ball of ice shattered behind him. He tried to ignore the screams of the poor soul that had a shard of ice stab into his back, wishing that Mia or Jenna were around to heal.
Abruptly, Robin grabbed his hand, and as Ivan gazed at him, he quickly glanced upwards. Taking a guess, Ivan read the mind, and froze as he read it:
[Get ready. Attack only the ones that approach us]
Ivan stared at Robin as he pulled his hand back. What did he mea-
Suddenly, all Hell broke loose.
The monstrous beings began to scream and yell in pain. Or what seemed like pain. Whatever it was, they quickly began to fight EACH OTHER. But how...?
Ivan notied the immense ward, wondering where the power was coming from. He then realized why there were so many Jupitarians left in the city - to keep them safe until they were needed.
He looked at Robin, trying to understand what was going on.
"They have to be controlled by Jupitarians. It will be a while until they are brought back under control. You might want to go check on Feihzi right now..."
Nodding, Ivan ran towards Prox, glancing over his shoulder to watch the mutations slaughter each other...
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Sitting next to a creek, Isaac pondered the recent events. Once they were able to adjust to the shock, a meeting was conviened to discuss recent events. Isaac told them of Kolar's hatred for humans, and was far from suprised when Zeus backed offered evidence of this. He told Sheba and Felix that Kolar was keeping Nygel, to ensure that Isaac "kept an eye on them." He decided that it would be better if he did not tell them.
He had been worried that Hamma might read his thoughts, but she was more conserned that he was fine and ok. After the meeting, she had to leave to help Zeus and Alex arrange defenses, in case Kolar decided that an attack was favorable.
"Why are you really here, Isaac?"
Turning around, Isaac was shocked to see Sheba standing not three feet away from him. His moment of though had kept him from noticing her approach, and he silently chided himself for his carelessness.
"What do you mean?"
"I don't know if Hamma knows, but I knew that you weren't telling us everything."
He didn't answer, instead looking back at the flowing water. Sheba walked up and took a seat next to him.
"What is it that you have to do?"
He looked away from her, trying to keep his voice leveled. "Sheba, I...can't tell you."
"It's me, isn't it?"
He whirled around to face her, stunned. She was staring into his eyes, her eyes searching for answers in his. He felt his jaw drop - how did she guess it?
"Sheba, Kolar wants me to bring you back to wherever he's holding Nygel. He didn't say why."
"Why didn't you tell us this?"
"I knew that Felix would not allow it."
Sheba sighed, "You do have a point. He told me that he would do anything to keep from loosing me."
Isaac swallowed. "That's not comforting, Sheba."
"I know. But there's not a lot we can do, now is there?"
"We need to get Nygel back. I don't trust Kolar, and if I were to give him reason to think that I might betray him..."
She sighed again. "We might as well go then." She stood as he did, gazing into his eyes. He felt as though... as though she was searching his mind, trying to see if he was telling her his true motives.
Not that he blamed her for not trusting him...
They wrapped their arms around each other as he began activating the Teleport Gem...
"Sheba!"
His eyes filled with horror, Isaac turned to look at the rise of the hill...only to see Felix walking towards them. Isaac noted the look of confusion, and noticed the horror that filled his friend's face when he realized what was happening.
It was too late.
"SHEBA!"
Isaac watched as Felix ran towards them, his blade drawn, running directly for Isaac. The blade swished through the air...
...and missed as Isaac and Sheba materialized within Kolar's domain.
Isaac realized that he had been holding his breath, and genlty released it as a woman't head pressed against him, the soft sounds of sobbing filling the chamber...
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Dang, I've been a long time in doing this, eh? @_@
Well, I have finally posted RoA18! *silence*
Pity.
Well, I don't know when the next chapter will come, so enjoy this while you can...
And now to the reviews!
Forgotten Souls - ^_^ Howz this one, since I already answered your inquires? lol
darkness127 - It was short, largely since it was hurt by the evils of writer's block... Ick. This chapter (hopefully) will start a new string of action (or so it is planned), so check back soon! Probaby a week or two... ;_;
And with that...
Sheba - MIKAA DOES NOT OWN GOLDEN SUN!
REVIEW!!!