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LuceScuro: No, he isn't, I would die if he is... He is important, he's the main character in this fic!
Black Demon567: Ah, you'll see what happens. Thanks, and as I have already told Viv, I'm not quitting.
Saiyagal: Thanks! I breed Chao too, and my favourite is a Swimming/Flying Chao called Mika. My only Sonic fic is, however, on hold until I get more inspiration, or I might even rewrite the whole thing...
Princess Viv: Ah, thanks! I seem to improve more as I go on! ---
flamethrowerqueen: Thanks! But I somehow feel that others are better than me... (starts counting number of reviews and compare to others)
Dekra Dentao: He didn't. But, well, more happen in here. Hopefully by next two chapters (if I can fit it in) everyone will know who Isaac is.
?????????: I'm not sure if it will be Isaac/Mia. This chapter supports Isaac/Jenna. Another one sometime later will probably be Isaac/Feizhi... Wait and see!
°x hOpE x°: You know, there are lots of non-Singaporeons out there that speak near-perfect English, so you could try sticking to that instead of Singlish. Also try not to put rubbish in your reviews, because no offence, that seems to be what you're doing right now. By the way, who's 'yishan'?
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Chapter 8: Things get Serious
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"Everything is going wrong!" Menardi raged as soon as Hsu appeared with Alex a few days after the peace meeting. "Things have been more or less settled. Only Vale and Contigo are battling now, and Vault has just been damaged through that, from what I've heard. Apparently Contigo sneaked through Vault, thinking Vale did not expect an attack from the south."
"And Princess Mia and Isaac escaped a few days ago." Hsu added.
"Mia? The prisonmaster told me she had gone for a walk that day, and I did see her near the..." Alex protested.
"Charlie? He lied," Hsu replied calmly. "I Mind Read him. He actually allowed Isaac to leave with Mia. Of course, he was taken care of." Hsu grinned evilly. "His family didn't escape either."
"I thought Charlie a respectable, loyal servant," Menardi said, her face clouding.
"He always thought Isaac a nice guy. And his daughter Cream has been carrying a torch for the boy..." Saturos muttered. "Anyway, good news. The Magma Cannon is ready for firing."
"But we need 10 Mars Djinn to power it," Agatio explained.
"And Prox has only got nine; the rest are in Vault," Karst explained. "So Agatio and I will go..."
"You'll do nothing of the sort. Hsu, get one djinni for the cannon. Take another one and dump it in Contigo," Alex ordered. "Saturos, ready the entire Proxian army and travel as quickly as possible to the outskirts of Lalivero. Karst, Agatio, you're both in the army, so follow Saturos. Menardi, warn the people of Prox away from the cannon, and take the fire djinn there."
Hsu teleported off. Saturos, Karst and Agatio ran off.
"I hope you know what you're doing," Menardi said sternly. "Mother is feeling worse by the day..."
"Don't worry, Princess. Trust me." Alex grinned. A determined look came into his eyes. He warped off.
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"I really don't think this is a good idea," Isaac said nervously. Jenna pouted.
"Come on, Robin. King Django really wants to meet you," she pleaded. She tried to pull Isaac into the palace through the side door. Isaac again resisted, trying to get away from the palace. King Django will remember me stealing their battle plans...
Just then, King Xyrho rushed out, dragging Garet with him.
"King Xyrho? Garet?"
"Contigo tried to sneak into Vale through MY kingdom!" he raged. Garet sighed as he glanced at Isaac and Jenna while King Xyrho leapt into a carriage. Jenna waved. The two fire adepts locked eyes before Garet was pulled into the carriage. They sped off.
"I didn't think Garet would have to leave so soon," Jenna explained awkwardly as Isaac stared at her. Suddenly, a blue-haired man appeared and blinked. He smirked at the sight of Isaac and began to walk towards them.
"Alex!" Isaac's face paled. He grabbed Jenna's arm and lowered his voice to a whisper. "Go get Felix. And stay away from here! Understand?"
Jenna nodded. Mystified, she rushed off.
"Isaac. How nice to see you," Alex said.
"Touched," Isaac said sacarstically.
"You betrayed Prox," Alex accused coldly. "Surely you know the consequences."
"Prox is too evil for me," Isaac snapped. "You guys even kidnapped me from my home."
"... Who told you that?" Alex said in a dangerously soft voice.
"Granite and Flint. You djinni-napped them too," Isaac said.
"You leave me no choice," Alex drew out a shining sword. "I'll show you the power of my Masamune!"
Isaac unsheathed the Gaia Blade, narrowing his eyes.
"Say goodbye, Isaac!"
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"Master Hamma! Ivan!" Feizhi stopped her horse. The two Jupiter adepts were talking at the coast of Angara, near the northen bridge near evening.
"Feizhi!" Ivan's eyes lit up as he waved. The violet-eyed girl rode over and dismounted, taking with her a large bundle of white cloth.
"There's going to be trouble now," Master Hamma said seriously. "Contigo, Vale and Vault are at each other's throats. Prox will attack Lalivero tonight."
"Master Hamma, I don't understand. Why are you so worried about all this fighting?" Feizhi asked. Hamma closed her eyes.
"Have you heard of the god called the Wise One?"
"They say he's the ancient protector of Weyard," Ivan recalled.
"Yes. The Wise One will appear when the land is in chaos, to settle the problems and bring peace," Hamma explained. "I fear that a Mercury Adept named Alex is trying to awaken the Wise One by causing conflict between the kingdoms."
"What would he gain from that?" Ivan asked, puzzled.
"Sadly, that was all Procne could tell me," Hamma said softly. "And this Alex... works with Hsu."
She did not look at Feizhi. The girl's face was distraught.
"Hsu? My... my brother Hsu? But he... wasn't he working in Lalivero?"
"He has been working with Alex for power," Hamma said. Feizhi leaned against her horse, unable to take the news. Ivan put an arm around her shoulders.
"I'm sure we'll be able to change Hsu's mind," Ivan said hopefully. Hamma shook her head and seemed to think hard.
"Ivan, you'd better go back to Lalivero. Young Queen Sheba will need you for Prox's attack tonight."
Ivan nodded. He squeezed Feizhi's shoulder gently, smilling. The two had always been as close as siblings, and Feizhi felt herself calming down.
As Ivan left, Feizhi unwrapped the cloth bundle, revealing the Sol Blade.
"Master Hamma, my new friend Emera dug this up in some ruins. I read it as the Sol Blade, but I couldn't see anything else. The solid barrier around is impenetrable."
Hamma touched the blade thoughtfully.
"This sword is alive, Feizhi," she said. "It chooses its owner, and the protective aura disappears when the sword reaches an ideal wielder..."
"The Sol Blade..."
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Isaac collapsed against his sword. Flint hovered nervously near his head.
"Give it up!" Alex cried. "You'll never beat me! Diamond Berg!"
Granite flew out of Isaac's body, creating a strong aura around that reflected the ice shards.
"Your djinn are loyal, aren't they?" Alex sneered. "Protecting you without a command..."
Granite, now hovering near Isaac's head as well, nodded at Flint.
"This is going to use up a great deal of our energy, and we haven't done it in years..."
"Who cares?" Flint grinned, starting to glow. "Summon Ramses!"
Huge mounds of sand appeared around the two stunned adepts. Out of one rose a large statue. His fist emptied rocks on Alex before crushing him against the ground, then punched him aside. It all disappeared as swiftly as it appeared.
Flint and Granite fell, tired out. Isaac stood up straight, amazed.
"You... you guys have that much power?"
Alex pulled himself up, panting hard.
"A summon? Better than I expected. Saturos certainly trained you well," he said. Raising the Masamune, his eyes gleamed. "Rising Dragon!"
A single aquamarine dragon rose from the tip of the artifact. Charging at Isaac with high speed, the surprised adept was knocked into a building at the side. The whole thing fell, burying the already exhausted blond.
Alex smiled. He turned to leave. Isaac groaned and climbed out.
"You... You couldn't have survived..."
A third Venus Djinni was flittering near Isaac, apparently having destroyed the falling rocks. As Felix ran up, the earth djinni flew to him.
"Good, Echo," he said, helping Isaac to his feet.
"Lord Felix of Kolima, isn't it?" Alex said thoughtfully.
"Who are you?"
"I see no need to tell you," Alex replied coldly, raising his sword again. "Rising Dragon!"
Instead of one, two blue dragons shot out. One struck Felix, knocking him back. The second one headed for Isaac, but a red blur raced past, taking the blow.
"Jenna!" Isaac and Felix cried out in unison. Anger flashed in Isaac's eyes. He sprang forward with the Gaia Blade. It gleamed brightly. Shiny gold light shot upwards, forming a large psynergy sword. It crashed towards the surprised Alex, causing a large explosion.
"Potent Cure," Felix whispered. Jenna groaned and stood up unsteadily.
"Jenna, are you okay?" Isaac asked worriedly. As Jenna nodded, the earth-elemental adept glanced at his sword. It was still giving off a bright, unnatural glow.
"Is that guy dead?" Jenna asked nervously, extremely unlike her usual self. This caused Felix to place his hand on her forehead.
"Are you sick?"
Before Jenna could retort, her question was answered as Alex, pushing debris off himself, stood up, panting heavily.
"T-Titan Blade," he muttered. "You unleashed with a sword..."
"Is he invincible?" Felix exclaimed.
"You will regret this!" Alex growled. "Warp!"
He disappeared.
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"Menardi! I've done as instructed!" Hsu said, appearing in front of the Proxian princess. Menardi collapsed against the cannon at her side.
"Hsu! Don't scare me like that!" she scolded as he placed a quivering fire djinni into the large cannon.
"This one's called Torch. I placed Xyrho's favourite Flash in Contigo's stables."
"Good. Now to wait for Agatio's signal."
Three hours later, a Dragon Fume was sighted in the night sky.
"Stupid Agatio just wasted his psynergy! Fume will do just as well!" Hsu fumed. (... Fumes, fumes...)
"Ready?" Menardi flicked her wrist. Flames erupted at the end of the cannon. The djinn began to glow.
"Fire!" Hsu yelled as a large flaming cannon ball shot southeast towards Lalivero.
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"Princess Mia! Sit up straight!" a Lemurian lady said indignantly. Mia turned in surprise and pricked her finger on the delicate silver needle she held. "There, I told you to pay attention during embroidery! You'd better thank Neptune you're not lying down asleep waiting for a young man to kiss you!" (Oh well, fairy tales can exist in the past. Right? Right?)
"Sorry, Fiona," Mia apologised. I wonder if he would have kissed me if I didn't wake, back there... Wait, what am I thinking about?? "I was... distracted."
"I can tell," her nurse said dryly. "And what might you be thinking of, my dear princess?"
"I was wondering what would be for dinner tonight!" Mia said quickly. Fiona sighed and put down her sewing.
"Princess, you've got something else on your mind. Out with it."
Mia sighed. "I just can't stop wondering about Isaac. Whether or not he found his family after all..."
"Princess Mia!" Fiona looked shocked. "You can't be dreaming about... a commoner who actually killed King Faran! You're supposed to be thinking about some nice, pleasant lord to spend your life wi..."
"Fiona! I don't like Isaac! Not in that way!" Mia cried, blushing furiously. "He didn't kill King Faran, I believe he didn't want to! And I don't intend to marry anyone yet!"
"So you'll depend on Prince Piers to support you all your life?" Fiona demanded. King Hydros entered the room.
"Good evening, Fiona. Hello Mia."
"Evening, Father."
"Greetings, your Majesty." Fiona curtsied. "I've just been trying to convince the princess to find a man and settle down..."
"Father, convince her I won't get married until I'm 30," Mia retorted. Hydros laughed.
"Actually, that's exactly what I came to talk about, Mia. Lord Conservato has asked me for your hand in marriage. I..."
"Turned him down, I hope, for I'm NOT marrying that money-minded jerk," Mia interrupted.
"But Mia, I..."
"No buts! End of discussion!" Mia stomped out of the room and returned to her place.
"Stupid Conservato..." She leaned out of the window and sighed. "I wonder how Isaac is doing..."
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"That's the Magma Ball!" Karst exclaimed. The fire ball landed directly inside Lalivero. Screams and shouts were heard as flames flared.
"Charge!" Saturos commanded.
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That last bit was sort of out of place... Not as serious as the rest... Is it very out of place?? If so I'll take it out!!
You should have noticed that it's difficult to tell when the scene changes. Stupid took the lines ALL out. I couldn't check it because there's something wrong with my internet explorer. Sorry for the inconvenience caused.
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