With Alex fleeing from the fight, the magical seals upon the Imil houses
were
broken. Before the adepts could get through the doors, people flooded out of their homes,
appearing unscathed and intact.
"Oh thank goodness," Mia sighed with relief, "Nothing has happened to you."
"These black fires are a cheap magician's tricks," Piers reported as he studied the
embers on the roof, "They have not damaged the houses at all... very odd."
"Ha!" Garet snorted, "I knew that blue-haired freak was all talk... I meant Alex,
Mia."
"This makes no sense," Mia said, "Why would Alex pretend to harm his people.
Didn't you say that he was stealing souls or something, Sheba?"
"Indeed, I foresaw that," Sheba replied, "But your people look fine."
The remark of "your people" rang again in Mia's ears, but she shrugged off the
thought for the time being.
"This was Alex's doing?" one man piped up from the crowd, "How dare he come
back to this town after what he has done!"
"Regardless of how odd this all is," Isaac summarized, "At least none of you were injured by that maniac. Let's head back to Vault, shall we?"
Giving a slight nod to Isaac, Garet reached into his burlap sack and searched for
the teleport lapis that got them here in the first place. However, Garet realized that the
object was missing!
"That's why he did all this!" Garet yelled furiously, "He lured us here so that he
could steal the teleport lapis!"
"Wow, you figured all that on your own," Jenna said sarcastically, "Great job
Garet, I didn't know you were so smart!"
"Cut it out," Felix told his sister, "This is a serious matter. Why would Alex need
the lapis?"
"He's probably trying to go somewhere that is not normally accessible by foot,
sea, or air," Piers concluded, "The only place that comes to my mind is Lemuria, my
home."
"The worst thing now is that we are too far away from Vault to get your ship,"
Ivan remarked, "And even if we do get to Lemuria, whatever Alex plans will probably be
done."
"I believe it is in our best intentions to still go to Lemuria and see what Alex is up
to," Piers said, "As sad as it seems, we all must diverge our paths. As I am a Lemurian, I
will have no trouble with being permitted into Lemuria, so I shall go."
"Take me too!" Mia yelled impulsively, "I mean... you might need some help if
you fight Alex. We do look alike anyways, right? I'm sure the Lemurians won't be able
to tell the difference."
"I do not mind if you come along," Piers said.
"That's dandy and all that you two have figured out what to do," Garet butted in,
"But what are we supposed to do? Where's our action?"
"Isaac, Alex wants us for some reason," Felix said to his fellow Venus adept, "We
should tread softly for the time being while the rest go actively across Weyard."
"Agreed," Isaac confirmed, "In that case, we should stay here in Imil and make
sure that they don't get attacked again."
"And what about..."
"You four go search the rest of Angara and Gondowan for any other suspicious
events," Felix ordered.
"Great, what a thrilling duty," Garet muttered.
After saying their good-byes to Isaac and Felix, the other six adepts began their
journey back to Vault.
"I'm hungry," Garet whined.
"Oh, shut up."
broken. Before the adepts could get through the doors, people flooded out of their homes,
appearing unscathed and intact.
"Oh thank goodness," Mia sighed with relief, "Nothing has happened to you."
"These black fires are a cheap magician's tricks," Piers reported as he studied the
embers on the roof, "They have not damaged the houses at all... very odd."
"Ha!" Garet snorted, "I knew that blue-haired freak was all talk... I meant Alex,
Mia."
"This makes no sense," Mia said, "Why would Alex pretend to harm his people.
Didn't you say that he was stealing souls or something, Sheba?"
"Indeed, I foresaw that," Sheba replied, "But your people look fine."
The remark of "your people" rang again in Mia's ears, but she shrugged off the
thought for the time being.
"This was Alex's doing?" one man piped up from the crowd, "How dare he come
back to this town after what he has done!"
"Regardless of how odd this all is," Isaac summarized, "At least none of you were injured by that maniac. Let's head back to Vault, shall we?"
Giving a slight nod to Isaac, Garet reached into his burlap sack and searched for
the teleport lapis that got them here in the first place. However, Garet realized that the
object was missing!
"That's why he did all this!" Garet yelled furiously, "He lured us here so that he
could steal the teleport lapis!"
"Wow, you figured all that on your own," Jenna said sarcastically, "Great job
Garet, I didn't know you were so smart!"
"Cut it out," Felix told his sister, "This is a serious matter. Why would Alex need
the lapis?"
"He's probably trying to go somewhere that is not normally accessible by foot,
sea, or air," Piers concluded, "The only place that comes to my mind is Lemuria, my
home."
"The worst thing now is that we are too far away from Vault to get your ship,"
Ivan remarked, "And even if we do get to Lemuria, whatever Alex plans will probably be
done."
"I believe it is in our best intentions to still go to Lemuria and see what Alex is up
to," Piers said, "As sad as it seems, we all must diverge our paths. As I am a Lemurian, I
will have no trouble with being permitted into Lemuria, so I shall go."
"Take me too!" Mia yelled impulsively, "I mean... you might need some help if
you fight Alex. We do look alike anyways, right? I'm sure the Lemurians won't be able
to tell the difference."
"I do not mind if you come along," Piers said.
"That's dandy and all that you two have figured out what to do," Garet butted in,
"But what are we supposed to do? Where's our action?"
"Isaac, Alex wants us for some reason," Felix said to his fellow Venus adept, "We
should tread softly for the time being while the rest go actively across Weyard."
"Agreed," Isaac confirmed, "In that case, we should stay here in Imil and make
sure that they don't get attacked again."
"And what about..."
"You four go search the rest of Angara and Gondowan for any other suspicious
events," Felix ordered.
"Great, what a thrilling duty," Garet muttered.
After saying their good-byes to Isaac and Felix, the other six adepts began their
journey back to Vault.
"I'm hungry," Garet whined.
"Oh, shut up."
