Disclaimer: If the skies were green in Ireland, I would own Golden Sun.
Unfortunately they are blue.
Sorry for the long wait.
Ivan: It seemed like you were never going to get to work on writing.
Garet: Burp!
Hey, my golf tournaments have put me behind a few days in classes, and my workload keeps on getting larger. My teachers have even stopped letting me write in class.
Ivan: That might be because you never do your work because of your writing.
I just noticed something: Isaac and Mia have disappeared.
Ivan: You're right, let's go look for them.
Garet, hurry up!
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Crucible of Flame
A thin wisp of smoke trailed silently in the clear night sky, marking where the adepts had set camp for the night. The shadows of the mountains showed fiends that were not there, and cloaked the demon that was as he snuck through the deep foliage, Garet and Ivan in his maleficent glare.
"When do you think that they'll get back?" Garet questioned absently as his coffee eyes stared into the fire's hypnotizing gaze.
"One of them has to keep watch while the other bathes, so they might take awhile," Ivan stirred the soup over the burning wood, his mind miles away.
A slight rustle in the bushes alerted the two adepts, who instantly cackled with psynergy. They calmed after a few seconds as the natural sounds of the forest blended around them. Hearing no more movement, the two returned to the simmering soup. The silence between Garet and Ivan dissipated when Ivan put forth a question of his own.
"Garet," Ivan started, "I've been on this quest with you guys for a long time, but I still do not know who Jenna and Kraden are."
Garet laughed heartily, his broad shoulders shaking, "Kraden is a genius, although he can be annoying at times. His cottage in Vale used to explode almost everyday with each new experiment." Garet paused, his eyes glazing over with memories, "Jenna is..."
Deeper in the forest, Isaac sat with his back against a tree, studying the Tomegathericon intently. Behind him, Isaac could hear the faint sounds of Mia bathing, and blocked out the inviting sounds as best as he could.
"Valukar," he read aloud, balancing the black book in his left and only hand, was once a demon summoned from the deepest abyss to defend his master. However, the hideous monster turned on his summoner, Daedelus, and soon he was free to walk the world of the living."
Suddenly, pale thin arms wrapped around Isaac's waist, with damp cerulean hair following over his shoulder, tickling his neck. The Tomegathericon fell to the ground, its pages completely forgotten.
"It's your turn," Mia's hot breath flowed over Isaac's ear as her words danced seductively through his mind. Isaac had a feeling that he would not be bathing alone.
"Jenna is the rose of Vale in a way," Garet started sappily, his mind far away. "She is sweet, amazing, beautiful, smart, beautiful, strong, and have I mentioned beautiful," Garet turned to look at Ivan, just as the Jupiter mage hid the paper he was writing on behind his back. Having good information is essential for an expert blackmailer.
Just as Garet was about to restart his description, the two adepts could hear a startled yell and splash from deeper within the forest. Minutes later, a fully clothed Isaac stomped into the campsite, dripping water from both his clothes and body. Mia followed soon after, her clothes equally wet, though her face seemed to be lined with mirth.
"Come on Isaac, I said I was sorry," Mia could not keep the laughter from spilling out between each breath. Ivan and Garet had already joined her in the amusing situation. Isaac ignored the three, and plopped down beside the warm fire. The others sat down with him, still in a small fit of giggles. Isaac arm was suddenly pinned to his body, as Mia wrapped her arms across his waist and planted a light kiss on his cheek.
"Do you forgive me?" Isaac looked into Mia's smiling face as it rested on his left shoulder, and could not help but grin back.
"Sure, why not," Isaac leaned down and kissed Mia's forehead, ignoring the whistles of Ivan and Garet.
"If you two are quiet finished, we can eat," Ivan smiled as he ladled soup into four small wooden bowls.
The three laughed loudly, the sounds flooding the night air. However, this temporary peace would not last long as a large shadow detached itself from the trees, approaching the adepts with incredible speed.
"Then the cow suddenly..." Ivan stopped in the middle of his humorous story, sensing approaching danger. "Something's coming!"
The peaceful forest was suddenly ablaze in a sea of flames, catching the adepts unprepared. Every escape path was cut off as the fire spread in a circle, leaving only one open spot. A red demon stalked through this hole, its crimson eyes burning with hatred. White horns pointed from its skull into the sky as its large black wings flapped sharply, spreading the winds in the adepts' direction. The giant hammer in its clawed hands struck the ground viciously, forcing the adepts into a small circle.
"What is that thing," Ivan managed to yell over the maelstrom about the adepts.
"I am Valukar," the detested fiend answered for Ivan as the wind and flames died down to nothing. "Come and let me test all of you in my crucible of flame!"
A small flame formed in Valukar's left hand, while the adepts drew their weapons. Suddenly, the small flame spread forward, turning what was left of the plant life to ashes.
"Unleash Flash!" one of Garet's Djinni appeared on his shoulder, conjuring up a shield Mars psynergy. Valukar's flames were instantly deflected, shooting in different directions.
"Hah, beat that!" Garet yelled across the charred field, taunting Valukar. However, Garet could not see the sneer that covered Valukar's disfigured face.
"I summon Mars!" Valukar's voice could not be understood easily, but the attack hit home with the adepts. Mars's might rose from the ground below the adepts, striking each of them hard.
"What just happened?" Mia moaned as Isaac casted cure on her.
"He just summoned Mars," Isaac concluded as he helped her up. "I think he can use the power of the Djinn against us."
"My, aren't we in a heap of trouble," Garet stood, largely unscathed.
"Spark Plasma," Ivan had already jumped back into the fray with his most powerful psynergy.
"Titan Blade," Isaac was not far behind him.
The four adepts could not see Valukar's backup weapon, tied to his mighty hammer. A summon scroll, to turn the tides of this battle in his favor. Sadly, it is ironic that the betrayer would use the power of his own master.
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Sorry, I wanted to set up some suspense for the next chapter. (Even though you can probably guess what will happen next.)
A/N to all requesters for Random One-Shots by Me: I will be putting this project on pause for a while, so I have time to concentrate on updating this fiction, and so I will still have time to complete all of the homework that I have been neglecting. Please do not be mad at me, for I am trying the best I can.
Ivan: Now for the reviewer's spotlight:
Lu Xun 88- I have not decided on who will get the Sol Blade yet, but I think that Isaac will not. This Darksword will be more powerful than its game counterpart is. Thanks for the review.
The 8BTFreek- Yeah, I think you have a few too many titles. I think that the thing is revealed in this chapter. Thanks for the review.
Anime-Master7- Thanks for the review.
luner- Yeah, it took a while to think up. Thanks for the review.
LilTyphoon- I don't think that I used any of SC in this part. I decided that after Collosso, there would be no more cameos. Thanks for the review.
Sorry for the long wait.
Ivan: It seemed like you were never going to get to work on writing.
Garet: Burp!
Hey, my golf tournaments have put me behind a few days in classes, and my workload keeps on getting larger. My teachers have even stopped letting me write in class.
Ivan: That might be because you never do your work because of your writing.
I just noticed something: Isaac and Mia have disappeared.
Ivan: You're right, let's go look for them.
Garet, hurry up!
@_@ @_@ @_@ @_@ @_@ @_@ @_@ @_@ @_@ @_@ @_@ @_@ @_@
Crucible of Flame
A thin wisp of smoke trailed silently in the clear night sky, marking where the adepts had set camp for the night. The shadows of the mountains showed fiends that were not there, and cloaked the demon that was as he snuck through the deep foliage, Garet and Ivan in his maleficent glare.
"When do you think that they'll get back?" Garet questioned absently as his coffee eyes stared into the fire's hypnotizing gaze.
"One of them has to keep watch while the other bathes, so they might take awhile," Ivan stirred the soup over the burning wood, his mind miles away.
A slight rustle in the bushes alerted the two adepts, who instantly cackled with psynergy. They calmed after a few seconds as the natural sounds of the forest blended around them. Hearing no more movement, the two returned to the simmering soup. The silence between Garet and Ivan dissipated when Ivan put forth a question of his own.
"Garet," Ivan started, "I've been on this quest with you guys for a long time, but I still do not know who Jenna and Kraden are."
Garet laughed heartily, his broad shoulders shaking, "Kraden is a genius, although he can be annoying at times. His cottage in Vale used to explode almost everyday with each new experiment." Garet paused, his eyes glazing over with memories, "Jenna is..."
Deeper in the forest, Isaac sat with his back against a tree, studying the Tomegathericon intently. Behind him, Isaac could hear the faint sounds of Mia bathing, and blocked out the inviting sounds as best as he could.
"Valukar," he read aloud, balancing the black book in his left and only hand, was once a demon summoned from the deepest abyss to defend his master. However, the hideous monster turned on his summoner, Daedelus, and soon he was free to walk the world of the living."
Suddenly, pale thin arms wrapped around Isaac's waist, with damp cerulean hair following over his shoulder, tickling his neck. The Tomegathericon fell to the ground, its pages completely forgotten.
"It's your turn," Mia's hot breath flowed over Isaac's ear as her words danced seductively through his mind. Isaac had a feeling that he would not be bathing alone.
"Jenna is the rose of Vale in a way," Garet started sappily, his mind far away. "She is sweet, amazing, beautiful, smart, beautiful, strong, and have I mentioned beautiful," Garet turned to look at Ivan, just as the Jupiter mage hid the paper he was writing on behind his back. Having good information is essential for an expert blackmailer.
Just as Garet was about to restart his description, the two adepts could hear a startled yell and splash from deeper within the forest. Minutes later, a fully clothed Isaac stomped into the campsite, dripping water from both his clothes and body. Mia followed soon after, her clothes equally wet, though her face seemed to be lined with mirth.
"Come on Isaac, I said I was sorry," Mia could not keep the laughter from spilling out between each breath. Ivan and Garet had already joined her in the amusing situation. Isaac ignored the three, and plopped down beside the warm fire. The others sat down with him, still in a small fit of giggles. Isaac arm was suddenly pinned to his body, as Mia wrapped her arms across his waist and planted a light kiss on his cheek.
"Do you forgive me?" Isaac looked into Mia's smiling face as it rested on his left shoulder, and could not help but grin back.
"Sure, why not," Isaac leaned down and kissed Mia's forehead, ignoring the whistles of Ivan and Garet.
"If you two are quiet finished, we can eat," Ivan smiled as he ladled soup into four small wooden bowls.
The three laughed loudly, the sounds flooding the night air. However, this temporary peace would not last long as a large shadow detached itself from the trees, approaching the adepts with incredible speed.
"Then the cow suddenly..." Ivan stopped in the middle of his humorous story, sensing approaching danger. "Something's coming!"
The peaceful forest was suddenly ablaze in a sea of flames, catching the adepts unprepared. Every escape path was cut off as the fire spread in a circle, leaving only one open spot. A red demon stalked through this hole, its crimson eyes burning with hatred. White horns pointed from its skull into the sky as its large black wings flapped sharply, spreading the winds in the adepts' direction. The giant hammer in its clawed hands struck the ground viciously, forcing the adepts into a small circle.
"What is that thing," Ivan managed to yell over the maelstrom about the adepts.
"I am Valukar," the detested fiend answered for Ivan as the wind and flames died down to nothing. "Come and let me test all of you in my crucible of flame!"
A small flame formed in Valukar's left hand, while the adepts drew their weapons. Suddenly, the small flame spread forward, turning what was left of the plant life to ashes.
"Unleash Flash!" one of Garet's Djinni appeared on his shoulder, conjuring up a shield Mars psynergy. Valukar's flames were instantly deflected, shooting in different directions.
"Hah, beat that!" Garet yelled across the charred field, taunting Valukar. However, Garet could not see the sneer that covered Valukar's disfigured face.
"I summon Mars!" Valukar's voice could not be understood easily, but the attack hit home with the adepts. Mars's might rose from the ground below the adepts, striking each of them hard.
"What just happened?" Mia moaned as Isaac casted cure on her.
"He just summoned Mars," Isaac concluded as he helped her up. "I think he can use the power of the Djinn against us."
"My, aren't we in a heap of trouble," Garet stood, largely unscathed.
"Spark Plasma," Ivan had already jumped back into the fray with his most powerful psynergy.
"Titan Blade," Isaac was not far behind him.
The four adepts could not see Valukar's backup weapon, tied to his mighty hammer. A summon scroll, to turn the tides of this battle in his favor. Sadly, it is ironic that the betrayer would use the power of his own master.
@_@ @_@ @_@ @_@ @_@ @_@ @_@ @_@ @_@ @_@ @_@ @_@ @_@
Sorry, I wanted to set up some suspense for the next chapter. (Even though you can probably guess what will happen next.)
A/N to all requesters for Random One-Shots by Me: I will be putting this project on pause for a while, so I have time to concentrate on updating this fiction, and so I will still have time to complete all of the homework that I have been neglecting. Please do not be mad at me, for I am trying the best I can.
Ivan: Now for the reviewer's spotlight:
Lu Xun 88- I have not decided on who will get the Sol Blade yet, but I think that Isaac will not. This Darksword will be more powerful than its game counterpart is. Thanks for the review.
The 8BTFreek- Yeah, I think you have a few too many titles. I think that the thing is revealed in this chapter. Thanks for the review.
Anime-Master7- Thanks for the review.
luner- Yeah, it took a while to think up. Thanks for the review.
LilTyphoon- I don't think that I used any of SC in this part. I decided that after Collosso, there would be no more cameos. Thanks for the review.