Well, sorry this took so long. I know it hasn't been updated since July,
there's a few reasons for that. I had it written a long long time ago, see
I was kind of writting this with Elemental Adept, but he kind of disappeared.
I have no idea what happened to him. I had emailed the finished chapter and emailed
it to him. He managed to go though half of it, and sent it to me. And I never got
the second half. So, this isn't the original version, but it'll do ^_^ I gave
this to Akiko like, 3 weeks ago to look at, and I finally forced her to get it done
by Christmas, so this is my Chirstmas present to ff.net. Merry Chirstmas!
Sorry for the wait!!! If you have any suggestions for the next chapter, either
put it in the review or email me. Someone actually emailed me several times to get
this updated, so here it is!!!
Chapter 4:
Isaac was in complete shock.
"This is impossible," he whispered. "You're dead...how...?"
Those few simple words cost him, he held one hand tightly over the wound
in his side, his breath coming raggedly. "...how..?"
Saturos and Menardi were dead, they had to be dead. There was no
possibly way that they could have survived the fall at the Venus
Lighthouse...and yet...and yet...
"Yes, boy, we should be dead right now," Saturos said as if reading his
thoughts, grinning cruelly at him. Menardi in the background licked her
lips, seeing her enemy in a completely helpless position caused her
already burning red eyes to glow.
"You couldn't have survived..." Isaac forced himself to stand. He
wouldn't grovel on the ground in front of Saturos like a dog. He would
do what he always had done, stand up to the blue-skinned Mars Adept. The
pain in his side was unreal, it felt as if some giant hand was trying to
crush the life out of him.
"If you remember, the two elements of Venus and Mars share a symbolic
relationship. Somehow we managed to survive," Menardi joined the
conversation, a steely glint in her eye. "We are unsure how it
happened, but fusing must have created a slight barrier that saved both
of our lives."
"If Alex did not come and save us we would of probably died." Saturos
pointed at the Mecrury Adept.
"I pitied you," Alex stiffened. "You begged for your lives, what more
could I do? I'm a healer...not a heartless monster..."
"After we have regained our strength we met Kreesha and Faythe."
Menardi ingnored her companion's last remark.
Isaac narrowed his eyes, thoughts tumbling through his mind, but one was
evident. "What did you do to Ivan?"
"We need a Jupiter Adept to get inside the lighthouse," Saturos said, "I
thought you already knew that."
"Why do you need Ivan?" Isaac asked. "You already have Sheba."
He suddenly realized that he hadn't seen Felix or the rest
anywhere...could they have escaped? Or were they like him, held prisoner
in a tiny dungeon?
"They escaped shortly after the Venus Lighthouse was lit." Menardi
explained dryly.
*Jenna is safe* Isaac thought to himself, sighing in relief.
"Enough," Saturos' eyes narrowed. "We know you possess the Mars Star,
boy. Give it to us."
"You have two options," Menardi checked her nails. " Give it to us
now..." Isaac knew what the his other option would be long before it
escaped Menardi's lips. "Or we kill you."
Isaac smiled to himself, he had left the Mars Star at the inn. He knew
that they wouldn't kill him if they didn't know where it was, they still
needed him for that much.
"What are you smiling about, boy?" Saturos growled.
"It's nothing," Isaac's smile widened, even though his vision was
becoming blurry. He could feel something wet beneath his hand, and knew
that his wound had re-opened. "Even if I gave it to you, you'd let me
die in this hell hole. But I don't have it."
Saturos crossed his arms and gave the Venus Adept a scrutenizing look.
Isaac suddenly had the unsettling feeling that Saturos shared the ability
to read minds with Ivan.
But he continued to grin. "So, are you going to kill me now?"
"We have better uses for you." Saturos glowered.
Whirling on his heel, the Mars Adept strode towards the boy, Faythe.
"Read his mind, tell me where the Mars Star is hidden."
"That's stupid," Faythe glared sullenly at him. "I can't risk losing the
connection I have with the Jupiter Adept. He's already straining to
break from the bonds I have on him, if he were to be released now-"
Saturos glared at him. "You will do as I say, boy."
"You don't understa-"
"You DARE to disobey me?" Saturos glared at him. "Fine, you don't have
to read the boy's mind. I have another job for you. Take Ivan and steal
the Mars Star from Isaac's friends.
"But-"
"You will do as I say!" Saturos thundered.
Kreesha obviously saw this as a good time to step in. "Saturos!
Something like that could KILL Faythe, and THEN where will we be?"
Faythe glared rebelliously at Kreesha, then turned to Saturos, his voice
cold. "I'll see what I can do. If Ivan shows any sign of breaking my
connection, we're leaving. With or without the star. His friends may not
be as easily fooled as you think."
"Either way it's a risk we have to take. We need the Mars Star. Now go."
Saturos ordered, then turned to Alex. "Alex, make sure Isaac doesn't
escape. He still could be useful. We could use an Earth Adept in the
group now that Felix is no longer with us."
Alex didn't show any sign of agreement other then a slight nod of his
head.
"Menardi and I have other business to attend to," Saturos explained. "If
anything goes wrong-"
"I'm the one to blame and you'll have my head. I know." Alex finished the
phrase.
"Good. Then we'll be off." He motioned for Menardi to follow. His fellow
Mars Adept nodded, and they melted into the shadows.
"The nerve of that guy." Kreesha's voice was heard near Faythe. "I'm
coming with you. Do you really think you can pull this off?"
"I don't know." Faythe shrugged. "It's going to be hard fooling his
friends."
"You're sure you're all right?" she questioned, her silver eyes full of a
strange sense of concern.
Faythe smiled. "Let's get moving. The sooner this is done and over with
the better."
Alex watched as they both disappeared, leaving him in the shadows with
their prisoner. "Well, you might as well...Isaac?"
Isaac slumped to the floor, it hurt to breathe, let alone stand up to
someone who obviously didn't matter very much.
"You're brave, I'll give you that," Alex kneeled next to the bars. "Let
me help you-"
"Stay away from me," Isaac snarled, baring his teeth. Alex withdrew his
hand swiftly, a look of mild surprise on his face. "Just stay away from
me! I don't want you to heal me, I don't want you to-"
Alex sighed, he really had no choice. He held up one hand, a faint light
surrounding his fingers. "Sleep, Isaac."
The Venus Adept blinked groggily, fighting valiantly against the spell
before his own exhaustion helped him along into unconsciousness. "Brave,
yes. Maybe too brave for your own good," Alex muttered, casting Pure
Ply.
there's a few reasons for that. I had it written a long long time ago, see
I was kind of writting this with Elemental Adept, but he kind of disappeared.
I have no idea what happened to him. I had emailed the finished chapter and emailed
it to him. He managed to go though half of it, and sent it to me. And I never got
the second half. So, this isn't the original version, but it'll do ^_^ I gave
this to Akiko like, 3 weeks ago to look at, and I finally forced her to get it done
by Christmas, so this is my Chirstmas present to ff.net. Merry Chirstmas!
Sorry for the wait!!! If you have any suggestions for the next chapter, either
put it in the review or email me. Someone actually emailed me several times to get
this updated, so here it is!!!
Chapter 4:
Isaac was in complete shock.
"This is impossible," he whispered. "You're dead...how...?"
Those few simple words cost him, he held one hand tightly over the wound
in his side, his breath coming raggedly. "...how..?"
Saturos and Menardi were dead, they had to be dead. There was no
possibly way that they could have survived the fall at the Venus
Lighthouse...and yet...and yet...
"Yes, boy, we should be dead right now," Saturos said as if reading his
thoughts, grinning cruelly at him. Menardi in the background licked her
lips, seeing her enemy in a completely helpless position caused her
already burning red eyes to glow.
"You couldn't have survived..." Isaac forced himself to stand. He
wouldn't grovel on the ground in front of Saturos like a dog. He would
do what he always had done, stand up to the blue-skinned Mars Adept. The
pain in his side was unreal, it felt as if some giant hand was trying to
crush the life out of him.
"If you remember, the two elements of Venus and Mars share a symbolic
relationship. Somehow we managed to survive," Menardi joined the
conversation, a steely glint in her eye. "We are unsure how it
happened, but fusing must have created a slight barrier that saved both
of our lives."
"If Alex did not come and save us we would of probably died." Saturos
pointed at the Mecrury Adept.
"I pitied you," Alex stiffened. "You begged for your lives, what more
could I do? I'm a healer...not a heartless monster..."
"After we have regained our strength we met Kreesha and Faythe."
Menardi ingnored her companion's last remark.
Isaac narrowed his eyes, thoughts tumbling through his mind, but one was
evident. "What did you do to Ivan?"
"We need a Jupiter Adept to get inside the lighthouse," Saturos said, "I
thought you already knew that."
"Why do you need Ivan?" Isaac asked. "You already have Sheba."
He suddenly realized that he hadn't seen Felix or the rest
anywhere...could they have escaped? Or were they like him, held prisoner
in a tiny dungeon?
"They escaped shortly after the Venus Lighthouse was lit." Menardi
explained dryly.
*Jenna is safe* Isaac thought to himself, sighing in relief.
"Enough," Saturos' eyes narrowed. "We know you possess the Mars Star,
boy. Give it to us."
"You have two options," Menardi checked her nails. " Give it to us
now..." Isaac knew what the his other option would be long before it
escaped Menardi's lips. "Or we kill you."
Isaac smiled to himself, he had left the Mars Star at the inn. He knew
that they wouldn't kill him if they didn't know where it was, they still
needed him for that much.
"What are you smiling about, boy?" Saturos growled.
"It's nothing," Isaac's smile widened, even though his vision was
becoming blurry. He could feel something wet beneath his hand, and knew
that his wound had re-opened. "Even if I gave it to you, you'd let me
die in this hell hole. But I don't have it."
Saturos crossed his arms and gave the Venus Adept a scrutenizing look.
Isaac suddenly had the unsettling feeling that Saturos shared the ability
to read minds with Ivan.
But he continued to grin. "So, are you going to kill me now?"
"We have better uses for you." Saturos glowered.
Whirling on his heel, the Mars Adept strode towards the boy, Faythe.
"Read his mind, tell me where the Mars Star is hidden."
"That's stupid," Faythe glared sullenly at him. "I can't risk losing the
connection I have with the Jupiter Adept. He's already straining to
break from the bonds I have on him, if he were to be released now-"
Saturos glared at him. "You will do as I say, boy."
"You don't understa-"
"You DARE to disobey me?" Saturos glared at him. "Fine, you don't have
to read the boy's mind. I have another job for you. Take Ivan and steal
the Mars Star from Isaac's friends.
"But-"
"You will do as I say!" Saturos thundered.
Kreesha obviously saw this as a good time to step in. "Saturos!
Something like that could KILL Faythe, and THEN where will we be?"
Faythe glared rebelliously at Kreesha, then turned to Saturos, his voice
cold. "I'll see what I can do. If Ivan shows any sign of breaking my
connection, we're leaving. With or without the star. His friends may not
be as easily fooled as you think."
"Either way it's a risk we have to take. We need the Mars Star. Now go."
Saturos ordered, then turned to Alex. "Alex, make sure Isaac doesn't
escape. He still could be useful. We could use an Earth Adept in the
group now that Felix is no longer with us."
Alex didn't show any sign of agreement other then a slight nod of his
head.
"Menardi and I have other business to attend to," Saturos explained. "If
anything goes wrong-"
"I'm the one to blame and you'll have my head. I know." Alex finished the
phrase.
"Good. Then we'll be off." He motioned for Menardi to follow. His fellow
Mars Adept nodded, and they melted into the shadows.
"The nerve of that guy." Kreesha's voice was heard near Faythe. "I'm
coming with you. Do you really think you can pull this off?"
"I don't know." Faythe shrugged. "It's going to be hard fooling his
friends."
"You're sure you're all right?" she questioned, her silver eyes full of a
strange sense of concern.
Faythe smiled. "Let's get moving. The sooner this is done and over with
the better."
Alex watched as they both disappeared, leaving him in the shadows with
their prisoner. "Well, you might as well...Isaac?"
Isaac slumped to the floor, it hurt to breathe, let alone stand up to
someone who obviously didn't matter very much.
"You're brave, I'll give you that," Alex kneeled next to the bars. "Let
me help you-"
"Stay away from me," Isaac snarled, baring his teeth. Alex withdrew his
hand swiftly, a look of mild surprise on his face. "Just stay away from
me! I don't want you to heal me, I don't want you to-"
Alex sighed, he really had no choice. He held up one hand, a faint light
surrounding his fingers. "Sleep, Isaac."
The Venus Adept blinked groggily, fighting valiantly against the spell
before his own exhaustion helped him along into unconsciousness. "Brave,
yes. Maybe too brave for your own good," Alex muttered, casting Pure
Ply.