Disclaimer: Am I the only one who thinks these things are incredibly pointless. Anyway I'm going to give you all the benefit of the doubt and assume you know that I DO NOT OWN GOLDEN SUN!!!

A New Sun

Chapter 15: Trial by Psynergy

By NeoBlitz

Daray shifted about uncomfortably in his sleep, he woke with a start and observed his surroundings. He could see his friends and they were all being held against different walls with shackles, much like he was.

"Hey! Somebody let me go! Now!" Daray yelled.

A guard came to the bars and stared at Daray.

"Hey you, let me down right this minute!" Daray ordered.

"I'm afraid I can't. I'd say sorry but I amn't." the guard said and disappeared again.

"Hey get back here and let me down." Daray hollered after him.

"Be quiet and wait for your trial." The guard shouted back.

"If you don't let me down I'm just going to keep shouting until you do." Daray said.

The guard came back and stared at Daray as if to say 'I'd like to see you try'. Daray figured this out and began to scream at the top of his lungs for someone to let him down. The guard opened the cell door and walked over to Daray.

"I'm glad to see you can tell when you're beat, now let me...mmph!" Daray said but couldn't finish because the guard shoved a rag in his mouth.

"Maybe that will shut you up." The guard said and left again.

Daray spat the rag out and was about to start shouting at the guard again but decided against it.

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Hours later Kith began to stir. For Daray this was a godsend as he was so bored with no one to talk to. Kith tried to move his arms but realised they had been chained to the wall. He looked around but all the others were still unconscious, then he noticed Daray.

"What's going on here?" Kith asked.

"It looks like we're being held by those Adepts that attacked us when we landed on the beach. Try not to make too much noise, there's a guard nearby and he shoved that rag into my mouth when I wouldn't stop shouting." Daray said and tried to nod his head at the rag but realised his head was being held against the wall with another shackle.

"I can't see it, but I'm going to trust that it's there. Can you get that guard back here?" Kith asked Daray.

"Why? Do you have a plan?" Daray asked.

"You'll see soon enough. Just get him here and tell him you think there is something wrong with me." Kith said.

"Hey, guard get back in here now! Quickly!" Daray yelled.

The guard came rushing back to the cell wondering why Daray was shouting again. He saw the rag on the ground and the smug look on Daray's face and walked over to him.

"What do you want now?" he barked.

"Look over there." Daray said trying to nod towards Kith. "I don't think he's feeling too right, he keeps shaking and shivering and going all stiff."

The guard looked at Kith and decided to get a closer look. He stared at Kith's shaking head and wondered what could be wrong with him. As he pondered this Kith began to open his eyes, the guard noticed this.

"Hello sunshine!" Kith said and brought his knee up between the guards legs as hard as he could.

The guard slumped over and Kith brought his foot up under his chin making the guard throw his head back. Kith then proceeded to pounding the guard's stomach with kick after kick until he was brought against Daray, who then kicked the guard and sent him flying towards Kith again. Kith stuck his foot out and the guard bashed into it and fell to the floor. As this happened Kith unhooked the keys from the guard's belt and brought his foot up to his shackles. Very awkwardly he turned the key in the lock and freed his right arm, he then released his neck and other arm from their chains.

"That was one hell of a plan but you could have told me you would kick him over to me, good thing I'm good at improvising." Daray said. "Now get over here and get me out of these things."

Kith hurried to Daray and undid his restraints. Daray rubbed his wrists and neck before dragging the guard out of the cell and slumped him on the table as if he was sleeping with his hands bound together with some psynergetic power.

"Should we release the others?" Kith asked swinging the keys around.

"Not just yet, I've got my own plan." Daray said.

"And your plan involves keeping your friends chained up in a dungeon?" Kith asked giving Daray a look (you know that look someone gives you as if you were crazy, I get it all the time).

"As a matter of fact. I'm going to get a look around this place, but if someone comes down here and finds all of us missing they might figure it out. They mightn't remember if there were four or five of us, so one person sneaking away could be missed." Daray explained.

"What are you trying to find?" Kith asked.

"A way out of here? A weakness in the building? Or even Zale, anything that might help us all escape undetected. But I'm afraid I'm going to have to chain you to the wall again." Daray said sheepishly.

"Fine, but don't leave me here too long." Kith said and went back to the wall.

Daray put the shackles on Kith's neck and wrists and put the keys in his pocket.

"Try not to arouse any suspicion by looking where I used to be or anything like that. Cloak!" Daray said and disappeared.

Daray shut the cell door as he left and proceeded to explore the dungeons. He found there were a number of different passageways, all leading to two or more cells. He inspected every cell but could find no trace of Zale. He turned around a corner and saw two guards coming towards him, they seemed to be looking directly at him but he shrugged it off and pressed against the wall to let them pass. He then went down a passageway almost directly across from the one he had left. At the end of the passage were three cells joined together but they were all empty. He then made his way to what he assumed was the exit. He could see some rays of light, but he decided he'd have to take the risk if he wanted to find a way of escape. He stepped into the light and he could feel the psynergy fading away until he was visible again. It was only now he realised his sword had been taken from him.

"Damn it! I can't fight without my sword, and I don't have much psynergy left." Daray said stopping to decide what to do. "Wait I still have that ring Lily gave me."

Daray held the Adept Ring in the air and it glowed before sending more psynergy into him. Energised he continued on his way. The path brought him outdoors, he breathed in the fresh air after being stuck in the dungeons. All around him he could see statues of Jupiter or Djinn. Ahead of him he could see a temple with a sign in front. The sign read: Attention! Trial to be held today at midday. Daray looked up to the sky checking the position of the sun, it indicated that it was almost that time now. He looked around and soon found a shimmering purple cloak. He put it on him hoping it would help him blend in.

As he entered the temple/courthouse the path split in three directions. To his left and right were more paths that led to the stands where people were waiting for the trial to begin. Straight ahead of him was an open area with a long table at the back, he assumed this was where the trial would be conducted. He hurried up the steps and made his way to the very edge of the beautifully tiled court area. Suddenly everyone went quiet. Daray looked around fearing he had been caught out. The main doors had been pushed open and the two guards from before were leading the Adepts in. Nerrissa looked at the crowd as she was brought before the table, which now had ten of the hooded figure seated behind it. As she looked around she caught a glimpse of Daray's hair and was about to say something but Daray brought his finger to his lips and she stopped.

"You have been brought here to have your punishment for being in league with one of this town's greatest enemies and for the crime of trying to break through the town to Jupiter Lighthouse." One said.

"How do you know we were going to do that?" Nerrissa asked not thinking.

"They read our minds." Lilithan said knowingly.

"Very good, I see you also possess the power of 'Mind Read'. It is a shame for the power to be waster on one such as yourself, but it is not our place to question Jupiter's judgement." Another said.

"Where is the fifth member of your party?" another asked.

"Who do you mean, Zale? I thought your guards put him somewhere." Kith said.

"You know very well who I speak of. The one that escaped your cell." He repeated.

"He is here!" a female elder spoke up coming out of a trance. "He is among us at this very moment."

Everyone turned around trying to find this escaped prisoner. Daray started pushing through the crowd. When suddenly he heard a voice in his head.

"Do not try and run, I have discovered you now, I can do it again." The voice said.

"Seize him before he escapes!" The most important elder shouted.

Daray seeing no point of trying to escape the way he came in ran back to wear he was watching from and hopped over the barrier. As he did he tore off the cloak and his comrades recognised him immediately. He started to glow black ready to some damage with psynergy.

"Brace yourselves guys! Black Blast!"

An explosion of dark power erupted from the floor hitting all the advancing guards knocking them away. He started to glow again.

"Here it comes again! Black Blast!"

Another explosion this time blowing up the table with the elders. The elders were thrown against the wall, although some used their psynergy to keep them away from the walls. Once again Daray began to glow.

"Summon weapons!"

Daray's sword and the others various weapons appeared by Daray. He picked up his sword and walked to his friends. He sliced through the chains binding Kith's hands together. Kith grabbed his sword and proceeded to help Daray with the girls. Soon they all had their weapons and were ready for a fight.

"Lily, try and find out where they keeping Zale!" Kith yelled above the sound of civilians screaming while they vacated the temple. The battle was about to start!

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The elders had all recovered and ready to fight, or at least the younger ones (I know they're elders but just roll with it).

"Tempest!" One began to add a little wind to the scene.

"In your dreams! Blade Flare!" Kith began to glow and a giant sword of energy appeared and aimed at the elder who had to stop casting the psynergy to avoid it.

"I've found out where Zale is! He's in a secret room right above us, but the only way up there is to let the wind blow you up to it." Lilithan burst out.

"Can you give me an exact location?" Daray asked.

"Directly above that statue of a Jupiter Djinn!" Lilithan said pointing at a statue of the cute creature.

"I'm on it!" Daray said and he ran towards the statue. "Float!"

Daray began to slowly hover into the air. He then got faster and got closer and closer to the roof. Below him some Jupiter Adepts were huddling together ready to blow him out of the sky. Before he touched the roof he began to radiate even more darkness.

"Black Blast!"

Daray waved his hand at the group of elders and a blast shook them and they went flying to every corner of the room. He then waved his hand at the roof and a huge hole was made directly above him. He rose up into it and then floated to the side where he set his feet down again.

He quickly glanced around the room and caught sight of Zale huddled in a corner. But he didn't quite look himself; he looked as though all his psynergy had been drained out of him, which was actually what was happening to him. Daray got his sword and cut Zale loose of his binds. He went back to the hole he had created and jumped to the floor below.

"He's not in the best of conditions, but it's Zale." Daray said. "Kith could you heal him?"

"No, you know I don't like to use my healing psynergy." Kith said and continued to fight with some warriors.

"I've got a Vial that will heal him up pretty good, and I've got a Psy Crystal." Lilithan said and tended to Zale while Daray returned to the fight.

"Ice Horn!" Alexis sent a shower of ice crystals down on a group of warriors.

It wasn't long before the temple was littered with exhausted warriors who had used all their psynergy, who were unconscious or were too weak to fight. All that remained in the way were the elders who were putting up more of a fight. Zale had been recovered and was ready for a fight.

"Deluge!" A mass of bubbles came down on the elders. A few of them countered with Spark Plasma but Zale was ready for it and sent a Froth Sphere to counter it. The two psynergy spells crashed into each other leaving nothing after a shower of psynergy too cool to describe (like a fireworks display).

"Black Beam!"

A beam of darkness shone on the elders and when it stopped they had all fallen asleep.

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"Way to go team! We should try and use their path to get to Jupiter Lighthouse before they wake up." Daray said.

"Then I wish you all well, I'm going to leave you here. I've got some important things to deal with on this continent, perhaps we shall meet again. I wish you all luck on your quest, so for now goodbye!" Zale said, before casting Pure Wish and leaving the Adepts alone.

End of chapter 15.

End of story, at least for a while. I don't want to attempt anything about Jupiter Lighthouse until I have GS2 and can describe it the best I can. I may put a short chapter in between this and Jupiter Lighthouse, but I haven't decided on it yet. I'll be doing my other stories between June 12 and September 20, which is when I'll be getting the game. So enjoy the suspense and enjoy the summer.