Phew, I'm tired, and I've been reading an awful lot lately, trying to cram in my summer reading.
Thank yous!
Flowers of Moss: It was a little short wasn't it...I'll try to make my chapters longer!
The Rain Child: Yay! The Rain Child reviewed my story! I feel all privileged! Thank you! Don't worry, Alex won't get killed, Mia will only badmouth him at any chance she gets.
Suh: I hate ff.net and its continual problems, but hey you learn to deal.
Void: Well, you have a few things to consider on Mia's defeat. First, her element, the water, was polluted, and that alone lowered her energy, and she narrowly escaped suffocation from not being able to breathe under water in her current state. Like you said, she also was on land, and she wasn't at her peak, that coupled with the fact that Garet is bigger and stronger than she is led to her defeat. And don't worry, her revenge is on the horizon!
Dark Star Dragon: Isaac/Jenna to me is a lot more interesting than Isaac/Mia and easier for me to write. I mean, Isaac/Mia is what I call a lemming coupling. I remember when I first started reading Golden Sun fics, and all I could find was Isaac/Mia. I was so bored after reading like fifty of them, I started to like Isaac/Jenna and Garet/Mia better. Don't get me wrong, I do like Isaac/Mia!
Here's chapter nine!
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Chapter Nine: Angel of Mine
Ever since Queen Hamma started the war, Ivan got to see Sheba everyday. As, he saw her more, she only seemed to grow more and more beautiful. Sheba seemed wise beyond her years, and that only made Ivan love her more. Ivan often reflected on his visits with her. This day was no different. As Feizhi lay on the rug in the library, reading yet another book, Ivan sat in a chair not too far off and thought of how infectious Sheba's smile was. Feizhi interrupted his thoughts by closing the thick book she had been reading and getting up to pick up another one. Feizhi had been studying a lot lately, she had to, being she was going to be Ivan's royal advisor when he became king. 'But,' Ivan noted, 'I have never seen her this diligent in studying before, not while I was around at least.' Feizhi grabbed the book she was looking for and sat back down. After a few minutes she realized Ivan was staring at her.
"Is there something his Highness wants?" she asked, "Your staring is a bit uncomfortable."
"You've been studying awful hard lately, I'd like to ask why," Ivan said. Feizhi shrugged.
"I have to serve you well," she replied. Ivan sat back in his chair, not wishing to disturb her further.
"It's almost time for our daily visit to the oracle," Feizhi said, not looking up from her book, "You should go get ready to leave, I'll be down in a minute."
Ivan gave her a strange look, but did as she suggested.
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Sheba sat at her window. Looking expectantly at the horizon. The sun was beautiful. It stirred a long forgotten memory in the depths of her mind. She tore herself away from the gorgeous scenery below. Sheba had to focus on the task at hand.
"The Golden Sun must not rise, you must stop them, dearest," Sheba said closing her eyes. She clasped her hands together.
"I'm waiting for you Felix."
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Felix sneezed as he and Isaac, disguised as temple priests, infiltrated the haven of the oracle. Isaac gave him a quick glare and continued following the other priests as they escorted two young royals, a blonde haired boy and a lavender haired girl, to her chamber. Fortunately for them, the priests in the temple folded their wings and wore long flowing robes, so you couldn't tell whether they had wings or not. Once inside the chamber the priests lined against the wall and stood solemnly.
"Why are we doing this again?" Isaac whispered to Felix.
"Because I want to make sure this is done right," Felix whispered back. Isaac rolled his eyes. The oracle was a blonde haired girl seated on a purple pillow. 'How amazing and mysterious,' Isaac sarcastically mused to himself.
"Today is an event changing day," she said to the two teenagers who sat before her.
"Why? What makes today so special?" the boy asked. The oracle smiled.
"The two chosen ones are here," she replied.
"What do you mean by that?" the girl inquired. Isaac glanced at Felix and he nodded. They tore off their robes, to reveal their armor underneath. Everyone shrieked in surprise, but the oracle looked unfazed, as though she was expecting it to happen. Isaac grabbed the purple haired girl, by her ponytail, and held his sword to her neck.
"Anyone moves and the girl dies!" he cried. Felix picked up the oracle.
"I've been expecting you Felix," she said, with a gentle smile. Felix had no time to wonder how or why she knew his name, because Isaac, still dragging the confused girl, was leaving the room and calling for him to follow. As they left the room, she wrapped her arms around his neck and lay her head on his shoulder.
"I know what you're thinking," she mumbled, "Yes, you will get out of this alive and I will explain everything you need to know."
Felix was about to ask how she knew, but he heard footsteps behind him. It was the boy, and he looked like he might kill him if he caught him.
"Give...Sheba...back..." the boy growled as he ran after them. Sheba looked back at him and sighed.
"Ivan won't kill you, I won't let him," she said. Somehow, her calm reassurances made Felix feel confident, and he pressed on. They came to the top of the tower.
"They're late!" Isaac cried as he saw the flying ship was nowhere in sight. He eased his grip on the girl's ponytail and apologized for being so rough. Felix wanted to laugh. Leave it to Isaac to apologize to the enemy. Felix put Sheba down and he went closer to the edge of the building to see the view. She sighed as the blonde boy came into view.
"You!" he cried pointing to Felix, "You will die!"
His eyes flashed purple and he cried, "Thor!"
Felix watched as a giant man sent bolts of lightening his way. There was no dodging that attack. Felix took a huge amount of damage and lost his balance, making him slip off the edge of the tower. Sheba wasted no time in diving after him. She reached him and wrapped her arms around his waist, and then she slowly began to fly back up. Felix gave her a dazed look as she strained her wings to bring them both back up toward the top of the tower. Once, safely back on solid ground, Felix used a quick Cure Well to get himself at least halfway back to normal. Ivan was still there and still furious, as you can guess. He charged toward them. Sheba shook her head and pointed her arm in his direction.
"Halt," she said calmly, and the boy was frozen in his tracks. The confused and scared lavender haired girl, looked to her for an answer. Sheba walked over to her.
"There are many things you want to know, Feizhi," Sheba said to the girl, "And now you shall know all."
She pointed her index finger to her forehead and whispered something. Feizhi's pupils dilated and then the girl closed her eyes and sank to the ground. As soon as Sheba returned to Felix's side, the ship arrived. Sheba, escorted by Felix, climbed onto the ship, Isaac not far behind. She stood on the deck of the ship.
"The time has come, for all to know. Your powers won't be hidden forever," Sheba whispered.
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Isaac sat across from Felix in the galley with a sullen look on his face. Felix tried to ignore the death glares Isaac was giving him.
"That girl is weird and you know it, Felix," Isaac grumbled. Felix shrugged.
"She's an oracle, what did you expect?" he said. Isaac sighed and leaned back against the wall.
"I don't know, something more..." Isaac trailed off as Sheba entered the room. She stood at the end of the table for a little while studying each boy in front of her.
"Don't bother trying to hide it, I know you were talking about me," she said sitting next to Felix. Isaac muttered something under his breath.
"I also know you were thinking about Jenna," Sheba said calmly. Isaac's eyes widened and he began to stare at her.
"Don't think I don't know about Jenna. She is very dear to you isn't she?"
Isaac said nothing but continued to stare. Felix looked worriedly at the two who were now staring each other down. Isaac finally got up abruptly.
"I'm going to sleep," he mumbled and made his way toward the door.
"Wait," Sheba said in an almost commanding tone. Isaac stopped, but did not turn around.
"Tonight you will dream about Zagan, and so will she," Sheba said. Isaac turned and gave her a confused glance, but walked out the room.
"Zagan?"
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Now this gets interesting. You all know Zagan, the first new summon you get in TLA. And you also know that in this world, these elements have never mixed, and therefore the people don't know about the other summons...*yet.* The Stone of Sages as well as the elemental stars exist in this story as you can tell from Sheba mentioning the Golden Sun. But their concepts are slightly different from those in the game. This isn't called an AU for nothing. Um...review, please?
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