Here's the update like I promised. And about the comment by Lord-Pisces,
this is not my own version of Golden Sun, it's just a story idea that I had
that originally started out as a short scene that I wrote to try to break
the writer's block on my other story. As for how Alex became a lord, that
will be explained in later chapters.
This is the part where I would usually give cookies to the reviewers (10 of you this time! I'm so happy!)...but my muses ate them.
Zephyr: WHEEEE! COOKIES!!!
*looks at djinn*...Make that muse. You can see who ate them. Thankfully, my other three muses are asleep, so my sanity--
Zephyr: WHEEEEEEEEEEE!!! *BouncebouncebounceboingjumpSPROING*
--is temporarily intact. Won't it be fun when the others wake up... *sighs in defeat* Anyway, on with the chapter!
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Garet ran to the nearest gate, and upon seeing that most of the guards there still remained, swore and took off in another direction. As he did so, two of them noticed and followed, shouting for him to stop. Pouring on extra speed, he ran into a cluster of trees and ducked behind one of them, silently praying that those following him would run right past. He didn't really get a chance to find out.
A hand reached down from an upper branch of the tree and pulled him up into it, another clapping over his mouth to prevent a yell of surprise. Once the mars adept had relaxed upon realizing who it was, the figure removed his hand and motioned for Garet to follow him, as he went from branch to branch much like Isaac had previously.
The trees stopped about 100 meters from the wall, so they had to wait until the sentries had passed before they dashed to the wall. Garet hid in the shadows while the other cast growth, and they scampered up the wall, dropping down on the other side and heading into the depths of the forest beyond.
They walked for some time in silence until Garet broke it by saying, "And to think that Isaac calls me an idiot. Compared to you, I'm a genius."
The other figure stopped moving for a moment, turning to face him. "Why is that?"
Garet paused as well as he responded. "Felix, you're a wanted man there. Even more than Isaac and I are. If you're caught there... I don't even want to think about it. Alex-"
Felix cut him off sharply. "Don't even speak that fool's name. It's because of him that I'm out here. And I don't want to think about it either."
The mars adept was about to respond, but was cut off by a yell from another as they reached the camp of escapees. "FELIX! What the HELL did you think you were doing back at the village?!"
"Jenna, calm down. I wasn't caught, and Garet's alive because of me."
"I don't care about that! Get your ass over here!"
"Jenna..."
"NOW!"
Felix sighed and began to walk over to be yelled at by his sister. Glancing back to see if Garet would help him get out of it, he saw the mars adept laughing his head off. Felix cast a small quake in annoyance, then stalked off to where his very angry sibling was.
A set of giggles came from behind Garet as he stood up after Felix's revenge. Turning, he saw a certain Jupiter adept on top of a nearby outcrop of rocks. Sheba motioned for him to come over, and he did so, standing near the base of the structure. They stood there watching the siblings bicker for a while, then Sheba spoke. "As amusing as this is, it's almost sad at the same time."
"Oh? In what way?"
Sheba shook her head. "Felix is... I mean... ergh. How do I explain this?"
"Looking at Felix's position now, as opposed to that of several years ago?"
"You're not the brightest around, but that's what I meant." Jumping down from the rocks, Sheba started to walk towards the sea of tents. "Goodnight, Garet."
"Goodnight." The mars adept remained where he was. After all, it was a good location to watch Jenna beat her brother up without getting caught.
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"Ivan, will you please stop pacing?" The jupiter adept in question looked down to see that he's started wearing a hole in the carpet. Before he could respond, the other person spoke up again. "Not the carpet, dummy. You're making me dizzy."
Ivan smiled apologetically. "Sorry. It's a nervous habit of mine."
Groaning slightly, the other person snapped. "I don't care if it's intentional or not. Just stop it!"
"Sorry." Ivan sat sown in a nearby chair and turned his gaze to the other. "Where do you think he's gone?"
"Who? Alex?"
"Where is your memory today, Piers? Of course I'm talking about Alex."
"Headaches give me short-term memory. And a short temper." Piers raised a hand to his forehead and cast ply. "Much better. Hadn't you said something about Alex wanting a new slave?"
Ivan was so startled, he fell out of his chair. "I never said anything about that!"
"You did over by the barracks."
Ivan stood up and dusted himself off, then went to stand over by the window. "Phew. For a moment there I thought that you were becoming a jupiter adept. But what were you doing over there?"
"Alex has a habit of sending his advisors to make sure that his guards are all still loyal. Not that I'm very pleased about it."
"What about the other advisors, Piers?"
The mercury adept snorted. "Fanatics. All of them."
"Well, for once I'm glad that I'm only Alex's page."
"Ugh. You should be. Every time I'm around them, I feel like I'm going to scream."
Smiling at the thought of the dignified adept screaming, Ivan returned to the original topic of discussion. "Still, what makes you think that this has anything to do with Alex getting a new slave?"
"His specified time was 'tomorrow', right?"
"Yes..."
"Look outside, Ivan." The younger adept obliged and opened the curtains. Soft light streamed through the window as Piers pointed out the position of the moon in the sky. "It's after midnight."
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Other three muses; *wake up*
Crud... They woke up...
Two things before I run from them;
1: REVIEW!!!
2: Keep the ideas of what you want to happen next coming! (I only have a veeeeeeeeeery sketchy idea of where this is going right now. I'll need your help!)
This is the part where I would usually give cookies to the reviewers (10 of you this time! I'm so happy!)...but my muses ate them.
Zephyr: WHEEEE! COOKIES!!!
*looks at djinn*...Make that muse. You can see who ate them. Thankfully, my other three muses are asleep, so my sanity--
Zephyr: WHEEEEEEEEEEE!!! *BouncebouncebounceboingjumpSPROING*
--is temporarily intact. Won't it be fun when the others wake up... *sighs in defeat* Anyway, on with the chapter!
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Garet ran to the nearest gate, and upon seeing that most of the guards there still remained, swore and took off in another direction. As he did so, two of them noticed and followed, shouting for him to stop. Pouring on extra speed, he ran into a cluster of trees and ducked behind one of them, silently praying that those following him would run right past. He didn't really get a chance to find out.
A hand reached down from an upper branch of the tree and pulled him up into it, another clapping over his mouth to prevent a yell of surprise. Once the mars adept had relaxed upon realizing who it was, the figure removed his hand and motioned for Garet to follow him, as he went from branch to branch much like Isaac had previously.
The trees stopped about 100 meters from the wall, so they had to wait until the sentries had passed before they dashed to the wall. Garet hid in the shadows while the other cast growth, and they scampered up the wall, dropping down on the other side and heading into the depths of the forest beyond.
They walked for some time in silence until Garet broke it by saying, "And to think that Isaac calls me an idiot. Compared to you, I'm a genius."
The other figure stopped moving for a moment, turning to face him. "Why is that?"
Garet paused as well as he responded. "Felix, you're a wanted man there. Even more than Isaac and I are. If you're caught there... I don't even want to think about it. Alex-"
Felix cut him off sharply. "Don't even speak that fool's name. It's because of him that I'm out here. And I don't want to think about it either."
The mars adept was about to respond, but was cut off by a yell from another as they reached the camp of escapees. "FELIX! What the HELL did you think you were doing back at the village?!"
"Jenna, calm down. I wasn't caught, and Garet's alive because of me."
"I don't care about that! Get your ass over here!"
"Jenna..."
"NOW!"
Felix sighed and began to walk over to be yelled at by his sister. Glancing back to see if Garet would help him get out of it, he saw the mars adept laughing his head off. Felix cast a small quake in annoyance, then stalked off to where his very angry sibling was.
A set of giggles came from behind Garet as he stood up after Felix's revenge. Turning, he saw a certain Jupiter adept on top of a nearby outcrop of rocks. Sheba motioned for him to come over, and he did so, standing near the base of the structure. They stood there watching the siblings bicker for a while, then Sheba spoke. "As amusing as this is, it's almost sad at the same time."
"Oh? In what way?"
Sheba shook her head. "Felix is... I mean... ergh. How do I explain this?"
"Looking at Felix's position now, as opposed to that of several years ago?"
"You're not the brightest around, but that's what I meant." Jumping down from the rocks, Sheba started to walk towards the sea of tents. "Goodnight, Garet."
"Goodnight." The mars adept remained where he was. After all, it was a good location to watch Jenna beat her brother up without getting caught.
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"Ivan, will you please stop pacing?" The jupiter adept in question looked down to see that he's started wearing a hole in the carpet. Before he could respond, the other person spoke up again. "Not the carpet, dummy. You're making me dizzy."
Ivan smiled apologetically. "Sorry. It's a nervous habit of mine."
Groaning slightly, the other person snapped. "I don't care if it's intentional or not. Just stop it!"
"Sorry." Ivan sat sown in a nearby chair and turned his gaze to the other. "Where do you think he's gone?"
"Who? Alex?"
"Where is your memory today, Piers? Of course I'm talking about Alex."
"Headaches give me short-term memory. And a short temper." Piers raised a hand to his forehead and cast ply. "Much better. Hadn't you said something about Alex wanting a new slave?"
Ivan was so startled, he fell out of his chair. "I never said anything about that!"
"You did over by the barracks."
Ivan stood up and dusted himself off, then went to stand over by the window. "Phew. For a moment there I thought that you were becoming a jupiter adept. But what were you doing over there?"
"Alex has a habit of sending his advisors to make sure that his guards are all still loyal. Not that I'm very pleased about it."
"What about the other advisors, Piers?"
The mercury adept snorted. "Fanatics. All of them."
"Well, for once I'm glad that I'm only Alex's page."
"Ugh. You should be. Every time I'm around them, I feel like I'm going to scream."
Smiling at the thought of the dignified adept screaming, Ivan returned to the original topic of discussion. "Still, what makes you think that this has anything to do with Alex getting a new slave?"
"His specified time was 'tomorrow', right?"
"Yes..."
"Look outside, Ivan." The younger adept obliged and opened the curtains. Soft light streamed through the window as Piers pointed out the position of the moon in the sky. "It's after midnight."
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Other three muses; *wake up*
Crud... They woke up...
Two things before I run from them;
1: REVIEW!!!
2: Keep the ideas of what you want to happen next coming! (I only have a veeeeeeeeeery sketchy idea of where this is going right now. I'll need your help!)