Me: Where are the reviews?
Shade: Maybe your story sucks.
Me: It doesn't suck, it's just slow moving.
Shade: Whatever you say.
Me: This chapter explains more plot in a different perspective. It will get to Lemuria in the next chapter, I promise.
Everybody did a group hug and embraced each other; after all they haven't seen each other for 4 months. While they were heading back to town, Ivan asked first,
" How's it been in Vale? Is the reconstruction going well?" Garet was first to reply.
" Reconstruction is going well, Ivan. Jenna and me just got married. So did Isacc and Mia along with Felix and Sheba." After Garet said that, Felix had his eyes looking down at the floor. Ivan noticing this said,
" Don't worry, Felix. You don't have to explain your grief." Garet went blanked face and said,
" You knew?" Everybody replied,
" Da!" Hamma (spelling?) continued Ivan's statement,
" We are Jupiter adepts after all. We can foresee the past and future. Also reading your minds is a reliable source of information. We'll discuss about your quest back in my house. For now let's think about our reunion." They talked and talked about their new life. Garet continually made unsuccessful jokes. Ivan talked about how his life was in Contigo. After a good 40 minutes of walking, they finally reached Contigo. The townspeople, noticing the heroes who lit the Jupiter lighthouse, immediately bowed before them. Garet said,
" Now I understand how they treat you, Ivan. Damn! I wish I could get some of that service." Hamma and Ivan led them to their house. The house was rustic but very tidy and neat. There was a fireplace where they could rest their bleeding, aching muscles from the seagulls' bites. Hamma prepared beef stew. The aroma went through their noses especially Garet's. Garet's mouth was immediately drooling. Jenna pulled his ear and whispered,
" Don't act like an animal in front of people we know." Everybody was laughing at that sight. Hamma poured soup into 7 bowls and passed it to everybody. Garet as usual gouged the soup and asked for "seconds". The rest slowly embraced the taste of the nicely made soup. Ivan started the conversation,
" You guy's don't need to explain your quest. I'm up to speed with the events that happened a week ago. Before you ask me the pertinent question, I will answer it. I would be happy to join you on your quest. Yet, there is slight problem to my departure." Hamma continued,
" Ivan is highly revered in this town. He is almost treated like a god. If he leaves Contigo, I'm afraid the town would go in chaos. We need someway to convince the people that Ivan is leaving for the better good of the human race."
" Hmm... A slight problem eh... I've been expecting this. Maybe we could have a meeting with the townspeople. We could explain our quest and answer their questions." Isacc replied.
" A good idea, Isacc. I will set up a meeting tonight. After all, we need to catch with Alex." Ivan immediately left the premise and consulted the people of an important meeting being held by the fields of Contigo. While Ivan was busy rallying the news, Isacc asked Hamma,
" Do you have any background to the Luna stars and the Anemos civilization?" Hamma immediately replied,
" Now that you ask that, I may share some of Contigo's secrets. The Anemos city used to be a thriving city because of the rise of Alchemy. Once the sages of Vale sealed Alchemy. The Anemos city dwindled in power. Don't get me wrong; there were still the strongest civilization in the world. The elders in Anemos were afraid of their technology being lost or being stolen by other cities that were severely affected by the loss of Alchemy. They decided to leave this world and fly their city to Luna or the moon. If any day pure alchemy has risen again, the Anemos civilization would fall back to Gaia and thrive again like it used to. The Luna stars were created in memory to the great Anemos civilization."
" I never knew you knew so much about the Anemos civilization. Can you explain why Alex wants to sacrifice Sheba in order to bring back the Anemos civilization?" Mia asked thoughtfully.
" I will be damned if Alex ever killed Sheba. I think Sheba is the only Anemos citizen on Gaia. If she were ever to be exterminated, then any trace of the Great Anemos would be gone. Thus it would be good, for the city to fall back to Gaia to show off their glory. Well, this is just I ranting on and on about rumors created by somebody who was drunk. I preferably like to say that these rumors aren't true and that the gods misinterpreted their information." After finishing her statement, Ivan rushed in the door and asked everybody to leave for the meeting. They quickly ran to the meeting area where all the townspeople sat in a circle. Ivan went up to the microphone (technologies risen slightly after the rise of the Sol sun) and spoke,
" You probably know why you are in this meeting because I've already told you in my rants. I will just reiterate what I said before. I will be leaving Contigo, to accompany my friends to defeat a greater evil." People were still shocked of hearing the news and threw the occasional boos at Ivan. One of the people said,
" You're a leader to us, Ivan. Lead us to a greater good." Ivan replied,
" I'm only 16 years old. I can't lead a country. Before I can make this city better, I need to solve more pertinent issues at hand." There was some mumbling and whispering. Finally one person asked,
" What are the issues that you speak of?" Isacc told Ivan he would take it from there. Isacc, Garet, Jenna, Mia, and Felix stood in front. They gave an introduction before retelling the story they told to the Vale village elders. The townspeople listened with enthusiasm. They never comprehended it was that serious. More mumbling proceeded. The house of representatives (they are elected by the people to speak for them) spoke out,
" We can't bind you, Ivan to this city anymore. If this is what you want to do, we will permit and wait for your return. But before you leave, we have a present to give you. 10 people came down the aisle and carried two psynergy wings, the same exact ones they put on Pier's ship. They continued down the road and stapled the wings onto the boat. The townspeople were in celebration. They danced and songs filled the air. Isacc and co. said their thank you and left the area. Hamma was the only person that accompanied them to the ship. She hugged Ivan like a mother would to her son. Hamma wished them luck on their journey. She also told them to smite Alex for the better good of everybody. The now 6 adepts climbed aboard the ship. Felix used his psynergy and made the boat float in the air. He turned the right 50 degrees for a beeline path towards Lemuria.
Me: Oh yeah baby! Lemuria here we come!