After 7 months of delay, I've finally updated!
Well, sorry if the part isn't as good as it could be, and it's kind of short, and I know ^_^ but at least it's a update. It's been so slow with udpated, because i wasn't sure what to do with this chapter. I still have yet to figure out what I'm going to do with Alex, but it'll all come together in the future. But it's time for a update ^_^ And you can thank Midnight for annoying me until I updated this fic.
Rain child: Well, no this probably isn't going to be a Isaac/Jenna. Gomen. I'm not positive on the pairings, or if I'll pair them up at all. Although I think a Picard/Mia would be fun. I'm just looking for an excuse for Felix's group to come in -_-' But it could end up being Isaac/Mia for all I know. Who knows ^_^ I've had requsts for those two. but I dunno yet.
Shadow's of the Mind
"Isaac's been gone far too long. So has Ivan." Garet mumbled to himself as he shield his eyes from the rain. "I hope Mia's had better luck." Garet sighed as approached the Inn.
The rain hadn't lightened up at all since the early afternoon. It was now nearly sunset, and still no sign of either Ivan, or Isaac. Both had basically vanihshed without a trace.
"Garet!" The thunder had made it so her voice was barly heard.
He turned and saw mia running towards him. "Mia! Any luck?" Garet asked as she caught up to him.
"None." She panted. "I'm assuming the same from you?"
"We have to find them." Garet started. "I have a very bad feeling about this."
Mia stared into his eyes. "Garet, it's nearly dark. We're not going to find them. Let's just go inside. We're not going to be able to help them without proper rest-"
"Mia, I've known Isaac since we were little kids. He's like a brother to me. Ivan joined us in Vault, we've been through a lot together. If it were you, we would go after you within a heart beat. I can't rest without knowing they're alright."
"I know how you feel, but what if they were kidnapped, and we might have to fight to get them back. You're not going to be able to help them if you don't have any strength left." Mia glared at him. "We're going inside the Inn. You're soaked, I'm soaked. Who knows, maybe Ivan will come back to us durning the night. If we're out there looking for them, and they come back, what then?"
Garet sighed heavily. He knew she was right, but he couldn't bare it if either of them were hurt, or worse. "Fine. I'll take a rest."
"Good. Let's get inside and dry off." Mia waited for Garet to head into the Inn first, then followed.
***
Everything slowly came back to him. The pain in his shoulder was gone. Isaac shifted slightly as he moved to a better position to see his surroundings. How long he had slept, he didn't know. He wasn't exactly sure what Alex had done, but he was the only one who could have healed him. Why?
"I see you're awake." Isaac turned to see Alex sitting on the floor, sharpening his sword not too far away.
"Why did you help me? What did they do to Ivan?" Questions upon questions raced through his mind.
Alex stopped what he was doing and turned towards Isaac. "Really, is that anyways to treat someone who has just saved your life? I could have let you die there you know. I don't need to heal rude people."
"Then why didn't you?" Isaac glared icely at him.
"Saturos and Menardi wanted you alive. I'm not sure what exactly they want with you besides the Venus Star. My second quess would be because they could use another Venus Adet in the group. Not to mention, they would have my head if you ended up dead before they talked to you."
"So, you're just doing as you're told?" Isaac sat up in a sitting position, resting his back against the
bars."
Alex shrugged. "Part of it. As for Ivan, that's a little difficult to explain."
"Try me." Isaac glared at him.
"Let's see. How do I put this in terms you would understand. Saturos and Menardi are still after the juipter lighthouse, and we need a Jupiter Adept to do it. The normal story. Since Sheba escaped, along with Felix and the others, Ivan was our best chance. A while ago, we met up with Kreesha and Faythe, you met them earlier."
"How do they control Ivan? That was not the Ivan I knew."
"Demanding, aren't you?" Alex stood up as he walked over to Isaac's prison. "Let's see, how to put this. Kreesha and Faythe are very different from you or I."
Isaac raised an eyebrow. "Different, how?" he was now sort of interesting in what Alex had to say. They may be on opposite sides, but if he could get information out of him, them maybe Alex wasn't entirely evil...
"Kreesha is a Spirit Adept, and Faythe is a metal Adept. They're the last members of both their clans. I'm guessing Kressha met up with Faythe, and looks after him like a younger brother. She's very protective about him. Saturos and Menardi came across them in the tundra area, nearly frozen to death, and saved them both. They broght them back to the group, Felix and I healed them, and when they woke up, they owed their lives to Saturos and Menardi."
"So, they had no choice but to join your group?"
Alex nodded. "Basically. And since Faythe is a Metal Adept, he can create things. Like the manicles around Ivan's wrists. He also has the power to control other Adpets, I'm not positive how he does it. Saturos forced him to capture Ivan and control him so Ivan would obey. Otherwise he would probably kill both him and Kreesha."
"I see. So, what happens if Ivan breaks the bond that Faythe holds on him?"
"It could kill him. It takes a lot of energy to control an adept. Especially an Adpet like Ivan, who's Jupiter and works with the mind. Ivan could even kill himself if he breaks the bond."
Isaac swallowed. Either way, one of them would die. Faythe was just doing as he was told, and Kreesha was there to protect him. He couldn't blame her for that. If only there was a way to free them, and Ivan...
"I see." Then another question came to him. What about Alex's side of the story? He clearly seemed to be after the elemental stars, but he hasn't made any move to harm or join any of the fights. "Alex, why are you here then?"
Alex sighed. "That, is a very long story."
"Mia deserves an explination, Alex." Isaac turned towards him into a more comfortable position. "She was hurt when she saw you with Saturos and Menardi. Why did you join them?"
"That doesn't matter." Alex faced the opposite direction. "It's in the past now, I can not change it. I do have my own reasons for joining this quest, the lighthouses must still be lit."
Isaac was about to ask what his reasons were, when Alex abruptly changed the subject.
"I might be able to get you out of here, that is if you follow my orders."
He nodded. Perhaps Alex wasn't entirely on their side. Maybe he was just forced to join them like Felix, and everyone else had. Except what was so secret about Alex's past that he wouldn't tell him?
Isaac decided it was in his best interest to drop the subject fot ehe time being. Alex didn't seem in the mood to willingly tell him why he joined up with Saturos and Menardi. "What's the plan then?"
***
"Faythe, you really should stop letting Satuors boss you around. You've done enough. Please, don't do this." Kreesha tried one last time to get Faythe to listen to her.
Kreesha didn't trust Garet or Mia at all. She'd been watching them from a distance, waiting for the perfect time to face them. It seemed as if Garet would be their only problem.
"I have no choice, Kreesha. Saturos could kill us if he wanted to. And stealing one elemental star is no problem."
"I know you can handle it, but what if Ivan breaks the bond that you have on him? He's a Juipter Adept, he can control the mind-"
"I'm well aware of that. Don't worry, it won't happen." He motioned towards Ivan. "I'm old enough to take care of myself."
Kreesha sighed. "Alright, I'm going to keep a close watch. If something goes wrong, get out of there."
Faythe nodded before he emerged from the bushes. He faced Ivan. "I want you to retreive the Mars Star." Faythe comanded as he created another spell. Ivan slowly, but gradually got his look back, so you couldn't tell anything was wrong. Instead of his empty eyes, they now had color to them. Now the trick was to fool his friends long enough to get the elemental stars.
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Yes, I know it could have been longer. But I couldn't think of anything else to put ^_^ So, I finally updated! Thanks to lots of complains from Midnight that I hafven't updated this fic for...7 months now....; don't hurt me!
And hopefully I'll update more often. And sorry if the part's a tad lame, and gome for a few spelling errors. I don't have a spell check up here, plus I'm on vacation ^_^ roughly 7,000 miles away in California! Woohoo!
And I'm using up the calling card, so I gotta go ^_^ I probably won't be around too much over the next week, but I'll be back after July fouth. and I'll have more things to update ^_^
Well, sorry if the part isn't as good as it could be, and it's kind of short, and I know ^_^ but at least it's a update. It's been so slow with udpated, because i wasn't sure what to do with this chapter. I still have yet to figure out what I'm going to do with Alex, but it'll all come together in the future. But it's time for a update ^_^ And you can thank Midnight for annoying me until I updated this fic.
Rain child: Well, no this probably isn't going to be a Isaac/Jenna. Gomen. I'm not positive on the pairings, or if I'll pair them up at all. Although I think a Picard/Mia would be fun. I'm just looking for an excuse for Felix's group to come in -_-' But it could end up being Isaac/Mia for all I know. Who knows ^_^ I've had requsts for those two. but I dunno yet.
Shadow's of the Mind
"Isaac's been gone far too long. So has Ivan." Garet mumbled to himself as he shield his eyes from the rain. "I hope Mia's had better luck." Garet sighed as approached the Inn.
The rain hadn't lightened up at all since the early afternoon. It was now nearly sunset, and still no sign of either Ivan, or Isaac. Both had basically vanihshed without a trace.
"Garet!" The thunder had made it so her voice was barly heard.
He turned and saw mia running towards him. "Mia! Any luck?" Garet asked as she caught up to him.
"None." She panted. "I'm assuming the same from you?"
"We have to find them." Garet started. "I have a very bad feeling about this."
Mia stared into his eyes. "Garet, it's nearly dark. We're not going to find them. Let's just go inside. We're not going to be able to help them without proper rest-"
"Mia, I've known Isaac since we were little kids. He's like a brother to me. Ivan joined us in Vault, we've been through a lot together. If it were you, we would go after you within a heart beat. I can't rest without knowing they're alright."
"I know how you feel, but what if they were kidnapped, and we might have to fight to get them back. You're not going to be able to help them if you don't have any strength left." Mia glared at him. "We're going inside the Inn. You're soaked, I'm soaked. Who knows, maybe Ivan will come back to us durning the night. If we're out there looking for them, and they come back, what then?"
Garet sighed heavily. He knew she was right, but he couldn't bare it if either of them were hurt, or worse. "Fine. I'll take a rest."
"Good. Let's get inside and dry off." Mia waited for Garet to head into the Inn first, then followed.
***
Everything slowly came back to him. The pain in his shoulder was gone. Isaac shifted slightly as he moved to a better position to see his surroundings. How long he had slept, he didn't know. He wasn't exactly sure what Alex had done, but he was the only one who could have healed him. Why?
"I see you're awake." Isaac turned to see Alex sitting on the floor, sharpening his sword not too far away.
"Why did you help me? What did they do to Ivan?" Questions upon questions raced through his mind.
Alex stopped what he was doing and turned towards Isaac. "Really, is that anyways to treat someone who has just saved your life? I could have let you die there you know. I don't need to heal rude people."
"Then why didn't you?" Isaac glared icely at him.
"Saturos and Menardi wanted you alive. I'm not sure what exactly they want with you besides the Venus Star. My second quess would be because they could use another Venus Adet in the group. Not to mention, they would have my head if you ended up dead before they talked to you."
"So, you're just doing as you're told?" Isaac sat up in a sitting position, resting his back against the
bars."
Alex shrugged. "Part of it. As for Ivan, that's a little difficult to explain."
"Try me." Isaac glared at him.
"Let's see. How do I put this in terms you would understand. Saturos and Menardi are still after the juipter lighthouse, and we need a Jupiter Adept to do it. The normal story. Since Sheba escaped, along with Felix and the others, Ivan was our best chance. A while ago, we met up with Kreesha and Faythe, you met them earlier."
"How do they control Ivan? That was not the Ivan I knew."
"Demanding, aren't you?" Alex stood up as he walked over to Isaac's prison. "Let's see, how to put this. Kreesha and Faythe are very different from you or I."
Isaac raised an eyebrow. "Different, how?" he was now sort of interesting in what Alex had to say. They may be on opposite sides, but if he could get information out of him, them maybe Alex wasn't entirely evil...
"Kreesha is a Spirit Adept, and Faythe is a metal Adept. They're the last members of both their clans. I'm guessing Kressha met up with Faythe, and looks after him like a younger brother. She's very protective about him. Saturos and Menardi came across them in the tundra area, nearly frozen to death, and saved them both. They broght them back to the group, Felix and I healed them, and when they woke up, they owed their lives to Saturos and Menardi."
"So, they had no choice but to join your group?"
Alex nodded. "Basically. And since Faythe is a Metal Adept, he can create things. Like the manicles around Ivan's wrists. He also has the power to control other Adpets, I'm not positive how he does it. Saturos forced him to capture Ivan and control him so Ivan would obey. Otherwise he would probably kill both him and Kreesha."
"I see. So, what happens if Ivan breaks the bond that Faythe holds on him?"
"It could kill him. It takes a lot of energy to control an adept. Especially an Adpet like Ivan, who's Jupiter and works with the mind. Ivan could even kill himself if he breaks the bond."
Isaac swallowed. Either way, one of them would die. Faythe was just doing as he was told, and Kreesha was there to protect him. He couldn't blame her for that. If only there was a way to free them, and Ivan...
"I see." Then another question came to him. What about Alex's side of the story? He clearly seemed to be after the elemental stars, but he hasn't made any move to harm or join any of the fights. "Alex, why are you here then?"
Alex sighed. "That, is a very long story."
"Mia deserves an explination, Alex." Isaac turned towards him into a more comfortable position. "She was hurt when she saw you with Saturos and Menardi. Why did you join them?"
"That doesn't matter." Alex faced the opposite direction. "It's in the past now, I can not change it. I do have my own reasons for joining this quest, the lighthouses must still be lit."
Isaac was about to ask what his reasons were, when Alex abruptly changed the subject.
"I might be able to get you out of here, that is if you follow my orders."
He nodded. Perhaps Alex wasn't entirely on their side. Maybe he was just forced to join them like Felix, and everyone else had. Except what was so secret about Alex's past that he wouldn't tell him?
Isaac decided it was in his best interest to drop the subject fot ehe time being. Alex didn't seem in the mood to willingly tell him why he joined up with Saturos and Menardi. "What's the plan then?"
***
"Faythe, you really should stop letting Satuors boss you around. You've done enough. Please, don't do this." Kreesha tried one last time to get Faythe to listen to her.
Kreesha didn't trust Garet or Mia at all. She'd been watching them from a distance, waiting for the perfect time to face them. It seemed as if Garet would be their only problem.
"I have no choice, Kreesha. Saturos could kill us if he wanted to. And stealing one elemental star is no problem."
"I know you can handle it, but what if Ivan breaks the bond that you have on him? He's a Juipter Adept, he can control the mind-"
"I'm well aware of that. Don't worry, it won't happen." He motioned towards Ivan. "I'm old enough to take care of myself."
Kreesha sighed. "Alright, I'm going to keep a close watch. If something goes wrong, get out of there."
Faythe nodded before he emerged from the bushes. He faced Ivan. "I want you to retreive the Mars Star." Faythe comanded as he created another spell. Ivan slowly, but gradually got his look back, so you couldn't tell anything was wrong. Instead of his empty eyes, they now had color to them. Now the trick was to fool his friends long enough to get the elemental stars.
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Yes, I know it could have been longer. But I couldn't think of anything else to put ^_^ So, I finally updated! Thanks to lots of complains from Midnight that I hafven't updated this fic for...7 months now....; don't hurt me!
And hopefully I'll update more often. And sorry if the part's a tad lame, and gome for a few spelling errors. I don't have a spell check up here, plus I'm on vacation ^_^ roughly 7,000 miles away in California! Woohoo!
And I'm using up the calling card, so I gotta go ^_^ I probably won't be around too much over the next week, but I'll be back after July fouth. and I'll have more things to update ^_^