I'm back and I've made a few small story changes. Reading some information about The Lost age and a couple of walkthroughs I've realized this story is really more AU since they're still trying to stop the lighthouses from being lit, so from now on this is an AU fic. Secondly I've changed the battle system so that it just fits in with the rest of the chapters, so no more italics for the battles, just for psynergy. I'll do ~*~*~ when it turns into a battle scene. That's it, bye.
A New Sun
Chapter 10: End of an Adventure
By Daikar
"You must be co-conspirators of this Zale, I'm afraid you'll have to come with me to the town jail." The man said leaving the Adepts with stunned looks on their faces.
"No, it's just that we are on an important quest, but the reason for this quest is confidential." Kith covered.
"I'm afraid I don't believe you." The man said.
"Please, we don't have time for this. We must leave for Hesperia straight away." Daray pleaded.
"It's true we have urgent business in Hesperia and the longer it takes us to get there the more danger the world could be in." Lilithan said.
"None of your pleading tactics will work. I'm going for more soldiers to escort you to the jail, don't move." The man began to walk off.
"Great, that Zale is nothing but trouble. We'll never find Isaac and Garet if we're stuck in jail." Daray said.
"I still can't believe he would do something like that." Lilithan said.
"Lily, if a guy can try to kill you he can steal a boat. Trust me." Daray said.
The man reappeared and walked over to the Adepts, there didn't seem to be anyone else with him.
"I thought you went to get escorts for us." Alexis said dully.
"Why would I do something like that?" the man asked with a mischievous smile crossing his face.
"You thought we stole this boat with Zale, so you said you were going to get some soldiers to escort us." Nerrissa said.
"I'd have to have to have stolen a boat for you five to have done it with me, and I'm almost certain I didn't steal anything." The man said still smiling.
"Are you from loony land or what? What are you talking about?" Daray said getting impatient.
"You already know I'm from Lemuria and there's nothing loony about the place." The man said ready to burst with the laughter he was holding in.
"Okay, I'm really beginning to think this guy has a screw loose." Nerrissa said.
"Don't you recognize me, I know we haven't known each other for long but I thought I was pretty recognizable." The man said. "Perhaps this will refresh your memory."
As he said this last sentence the man's appearance began to change. Once it was completely done staring back at them was Zale.
"Zale!"
"The one and the same. Who else would it be?" Zale said laughing gently.
"Who knows, maybe someone trying to arrest us. I have to say it was a good joke, but now we really must go." Daray said.
"Seeing as we're all here and ready I'd say that's a good idea." Zale said.
So the six Adepts boarded the ship and got ready to set sail. Everybody helped Zale out with the sails. When they were ready Zale used his psynergy to create a small wave to get them moving and they began sailing across the sea to Hesperia and the many mysteries it held for them.
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It was an uneventful night except Daray got a little seasick but he got over it. The following morning Daray was using his keen eyesight to keep a lookout from the crow's nest. Lilithan was helping Zale out with the steering of the ship. Nerrissa and Kith were having a mock fight to practice their psynergy and Alexis was nowhere to be found.
"The strangest thing about this lookout post is you can't see much of the ship but you can see the sea for miles in any direction. Has anyone seen Alexis at all today?" Daray shouted down.
"I think I saw her sneaking below decks after we ate breakfast." Nerrissa shouted up to him causing her to get scraped by Kith's blade. "Kith! You're not supposed to hit the other person, that's why it's called a mock fight!"
"You stopped moving, I scraped you, so sue me!" Kith said in his defense.
"You two should make up before your mock fight turns into a real one." Daray said laughing.
"Ha ha, very funny. Well, have you seen anything in the miles of ocean you can see?" Nerrissa asked.
"I can't really tell. I've never seen the ocean before so I don't know what it's supposed to look like." Daray told her.
"A whole load of water. Have you seen anything that could damage the boat or make sailing harder?" Kith said.
"I don't think so. Although a while ago I think I saw a bottle or something, it was just floating along but then it began to swirl around before eventually disappearing into the water. But it was early in the morning so I might've been dreaming." Daray said.
"You're not supposed to be sleeping up there! If there's something that could sink the boat you're supposed to spot it so we can dodge it." Nerrissa said.
"Come on Nerrissa you know I'm not a morning person. It's probably got something to do with me being aligned with Saturn." Daray replied. "I should probably focus on the water now, you two keep fighting."
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"So Zale, are there many different types of Adepts in Lemuria?" Lilithan asked.
"In Lemuria, no. It's mainly full of Mercury Adepts like ourselves." Zale said and Lilithan laughed meekly. "But Hesperia itself is full of many types of Adepts, I've only met three other types of Adepts. I've never met Adepts with powers like your friends."
"Well, we're a pretty special bunch. None of our ancestors originally cam from Vale, they all just settled there." Lilithan explained. "I myself am not a pure Mercury Adept, my mother's ancestors were all Neptune Adepts, so I'm part Neptune Adept as well."
"That's very interesting, it would explain your lack of healing abilities and large amount of physical psynergy." Zale said.
At that moment Daray fell over and began to fall from the crow's nest. Luckily he grabbed onto one of the ladder's rungs.
"Your friend Daray seems very energetic and…" Zale said searching for a word.
"Impulsive, spontaneous, accident-prone, I can give you a whole list. He's very persuasive and dedicated though, if any of us wanted to turn back and return to Vale he would have found a way to stop us. He adds life to the group really." Lilithan said.
"He's definitely impulsive, I'd say it gets him into a lot of trouble." Zale said.
"Like when you found him on your boat?" Lilithan asked.
"Yes, that is what I was thinking about. I'm sorry about that." Zale said.
"It's forgotten, we need to look to the future." Lilithan said.
The conversation ended there. The voyage was very quiet until that night. The wind was picking up and it had begun to rain. Waves were crashing against the boat's side and rocking it about, nearly knocking Daray from the crow's nest again.
"Can you see anything up further Daray?"
"The water seems a bit strange. I think there's a whirlpool or something, the water's spiraling and pulling all sorts of debris into it." Daray said.
"A whirlpool, that might be a problem. But it's kind of strange, there have never been whirlpools in these waters before." Zale said.
"I'm almost certain that's what it is. And I don't think we'll be able to sail around it, because we're heading right for it." Daray said.
"Okay, you should probably climb down from there, it's going to get rocky." Zale said.
"Will do."
"Do you think that whirlpool is causing the sea to be this rough?" Lilithan asked Zale.
"It seems likely that it is, but we can't be certain. There are sea serpents in these waters that can cause storms like this." Zale said.
"Then perhaps we should get ready to defend the ship." Alexis said appearing from below decks.
"She's right, if anything happens it will be up to you five, I'll have to steer the ship." Zale said.
Just then a huge wave shook the ship causing everyone to lose their balance.
"Sorry about that, everyone will have to keep their feet firmly on the ship's deck unless they fancy a swim. Find something to hold on to." Zale said.
Another wave shook the ship slightly but not as much as before.
"That was just a small one. When they get this frequent it usually means a sea serpent is behind it so get ready to fight, just in case." Zale informed them.
Everyone got into fighting stances ready for whatever would attack. Another huge wave, bigger than the previous ones, came crashing onto the deck knocking everyone off their feet.
"Is everyone okay?" Zale said getting to his feet.
"Help!" Lilithan cried.
She had been knocked off the boat by the wave. The whirlpool was now sucking her in.
End of chapter 10.
