Disclaimer- I don't own Golden Sun.
I am sorry for the late update, my computer contracted a virus and I spent all of yesterday fixing it. Here's another chapter form me. (That and I'm digging up all the information I can find on Tales of Symphonia. TT I want that game to hurry and come out!)
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Red Moon
The Lemurian Ship floated lazily down the rivers of Atteka, searching for a path around the reefs that surrounded Contigo's harbor. Slowly, the ship came out into a small inlet, Piers' steady hand guiding his ship into the harbor.
Felix first noticed that something was wrong as he stepped from the ship, his brown eyes catching the burn marks and noticing the disrepair of the place, "What happened here?"
"It looks like a raid," Isaac commented while helping Garet tie down the ship.
"The burn marks look like the doing of Mars adepts," Piers commented as he and Ivan descended from the ship to help.
"And there are casualties nearby," Ivan reached out with his mind, searching the area.
"Do you think that Saturos and Menardi survived?" Garet questioned with concern evident in his voice.
Sheba, Mia, and Jenna chose this moment to join the boys, just in time for Sheba to answer his question in an ominous voice, "No, I highly doubt that they survived their fall."
"What other insane pyromaniacs do we know," Garet thought aloud, all going well until he finished his sentence, "besides Jenna?"
"Garet!" Jenna growled, her hands shaking.
"Sorry," Garet whimpered after he finally realized what he had said. The humorous situation did little to lighten the uncertainty surrounding them though.
"I would bet on Karst and Agatio," Felix face was grim as he told them of the two Mars adepts. "They were sent to help Saturos and Menardi after Venus Lighthouse was lit. They found us in Madra and Karst found out about her sister's death."
"What else did she learn?" Isaac could almost sense what Felix was about to say.
"She learned that you defeated both of them," Felix sighed, suddenly looking much older than he was. "Karst left us while muttering revenge under her breath."
"Then we'll have to be careful," Isaac turned and started back to work, thoughts of guilt plaguing him from within.
Many hours later, the adepts left the harbor, moving northward while following the destructive trail of two Mars adepts. Though it was strange that there were no living targets destroyed around them, only rocks and nearby dirt seemed to be scorched. The adepts thought nothing of it though as they slowly drew closer to the trap set before them.
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The town of Contigo was quiet as death when the adepts entered, not even children playing in the stone streets. No lights were lit as they passed the shops of the town, not a single soul there. There were no signs of fighting just the eerie absence of all life.
"Something's wrong," both Sheba and Ivan said at once, their minds reaching the same conclusion.
"Could Karst and Agatio have done this?" Felix wondered aloud, his eyes scanning the surrounding tan buildings.
"No," Piers concluded. "There's someone extremely wicked at work here. Those two have no patience for subtlety. The person who made all of these people leave would have to be a master at manipulation."
No one spoke for many moments, each taking in this assumption. No one knew who might be responsible for this, but one person in particular stood out in Isaac's mind. "It must be Alex," he spoke angrily. "He's is the cause of all this."
"You are correct, Isaac," an arrogant voice said softly, emanating from the inn's roof. "Perhaps I should give you a prize for guessing correctly."
All of the adepts' eyes riveted upward, catching the cerulean haired man standing on the roof, his pallid face twisted with a feral smile. He glowed softly, his entire body slowly fading from sight. However, he spoke before he vanished completely, "I have no time to waste on you, so why don't you play with yourself."
"What was he talking about?" Mia wondered, not gripping what Alex had meant.
"I don't know," Isaac was staring at the spot where Alex had once stood his mind far away.
"Enough worrying!" yelled Jenna as she started dragging Garet deeper into the town. "Let's explore a little more."
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The adepts searched through the town, their search for life having no success. Day was slowly fading into night as they came upon a great structure, the ruins of an ancient sanctum. The golden doors at its front were closed, making the entire dark building seem like a giant tomb. The ground before them had a giant ship carved into it. It was a remarkable twin for their ship; the two wings attached to the end the only difference.
"This is the Anemos Sanctum," Isaac gasped, recognizing its description from the Tomegathericon. "This is where Duhallan rests!"
"Is there any way in?" Ivan approached the center door, tugging on its circular handle with all his strength, though to no avail.
"Let's keep looking," Isaac walked up to the other two doors in turn, pulling each his arm.
"Maybe we should try again later," Felix suggested, already starting back toward the inn. He did not get far as a giant shadow shot from Isaac's body, his dark side taking shape once again above the adepts.
"Halt, Felix," it thrust out its clawed hand, sending a beam of darkness at the Venus adept. Luckily, Felix had dodged to the side, avoiding the blast. "I cannot permit any of you to leave here alive," he growled loudly.
"You monster!" Isaac had drawn his sword, and was already swiping at the fiend. His darker side moved in an instant, grabbing hold of Isaac's neck and holding him high in the air.
"I have a special plan for you," the fiend smiled, his skeletal face shining dully. He focused on the center door of Anemos Sanctum, pushing the entrance open with his mind. Finally, he roughly flung Isaac through the open door, the entry closing itself after he passed. "You'll be fighting Duhallan."
"Isaac!" Mia yelled as she ran to the closed door, banging on the hard surface until her hands bled.
"Get him out, now!" Piers ordered the fiend angrily, holding his glaive offensively.
"Or we can always make you," Garet also drew his sword, the others following suit.
"Do you fools actually think that you stand a chance against me?" the fiend laughed loudly, drowning in arrogance.
"Yes," Mia had stood up, bring her mace to bear. Her normally kind sapphire eyes were now seething with anger. "We will save Isaac!"
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Isaac groaned softly as he stood back up, his body aching from the crash. Slowly, the situation he was in seeped back into his mind, reminding him that he was now sealed within Duhallan's tomb. "I have to find another way out," he stood, touching his hand to the wall and walking deeper within the sanctum.
The endless passageways stretched for an eternity as Isaac explored the tomb, not entirely sure of how to get back to the front door. The same unnatural silence that was in Contigo also plagued him here, the entire area silent. Suddenly, his hand caught a scroll, its contents unreadable in the darkness. He tied the scroll to his belt, waiting until he found some light.
The Darksword strapped to Isaac's back throbbed painfully as he walked ever further, as if it was sensing that its master was close by. Isaac however, ignored these sensations, even as they grew stronger and stronger.
After what seemed like an eternity of walking, Isaac stepped into a brilliantly lit room, its red light blinding him. His eyes adjusted quickly, seeing that the light came from the open ceiling of the room, a red moon visible in the starry night sky. His attention shifted to the other parts of the chamber afterward, his cobalt eyes growing wide as they saw the giant platform before him, a giant stone coffin at its center.
"This must be the tomb of Duhallan," Isaac's whisper sounded like a yell in the solitude of the room. Carefully, he ascended the marble steps to the top of the pedestal, staring at Duhallan's resting place in both awe and fear.
Isaac did not know that something moved within the closed coffin, the creature within reacting to the power of the Darksword. He also didn't realize how dangerous this part of the quest was going to be.
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Reviewers' Spotlight-
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Daidairo- I don't take that long to update. (Considering that some authors take months while I only take a week. Thanks for the review.)
WildfireDreams- Thanks, though I think my stories rank as mediocre in the GS fanfiction universe. Thanks for the review.
The 8BTFreek- How many lackeys do you think Alex has. I was guessing around a hundred.
I wouldn't call the Senate evil; they were just looking out for their own well-being. (Better call them cowardly gits instead of evil gits.)
I think that I updated so late that you are no longer in Germany. So unless you brought a keyboard with you I should be safe. Thanks for the review.
Anime-Master7- No, Sheba was just stating the obvious. I'm not going to pretend that I thought of that all along because I have thought of that idea earlier. Thanks for the review.
PyroDragon88- I'm having computer troubles too, so I understand. Isaac didn't talk because he was stabbed; he talked because I was tired of him being mute. (:p Joking.) Thanks for the review.
luner- Thanks for the review.
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Seeya later.
I am sorry for the late update, my computer contracted a virus and I spent all of yesterday fixing it. Here's another chapter form me. (That and I'm digging up all the information I can find on Tales of Symphonia. TT I want that game to hurry and come out!)
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Red Moon
The Lemurian Ship floated lazily down the rivers of Atteka, searching for a path around the reefs that surrounded Contigo's harbor. Slowly, the ship came out into a small inlet, Piers' steady hand guiding his ship into the harbor.
Felix first noticed that something was wrong as he stepped from the ship, his brown eyes catching the burn marks and noticing the disrepair of the place, "What happened here?"
"It looks like a raid," Isaac commented while helping Garet tie down the ship.
"The burn marks look like the doing of Mars adepts," Piers commented as he and Ivan descended from the ship to help.
"And there are casualties nearby," Ivan reached out with his mind, searching the area.
"Do you think that Saturos and Menardi survived?" Garet questioned with concern evident in his voice.
Sheba, Mia, and Jenna chose this moment to join the boys, just in time for Sheba to answer his question in an ominous voice, "No, I highly doubt that they survived their fall."
"What other insane pyromaniacs do we know," Garet thought aloud, all going well until he finished his sentence, "besides Jenna?"
"Garet!" Jenna growled, her hands shaking.
"Sorry," Garet whimpered after he finally realized what he had said. The humorous situation did little to lighten the uncertainty surrounding them though.
"I would bet on Karst and Agatio," Felix face was grim as he told them of the two Mars adepts. "They were sent to help Saturos and Menardi after Venus Lighthouse was lit. They found us in Madra and Karst found out about her sister's death."
"What else did she learn?" Isaac could almost sense what Felix was about to say.
"She learned that you defeated both of them," Felix sighed, suddenly looking much older than he was. "Karst left us while muttering revenge under her breath."
"Then we'll have to be careful," Isaac turned and started back to work, thoughts of guilt plaguing him from within.
Many hours later, the adepts left the harbor, moving northward while following the destructive trail of two Mars adepts. Though it was strange that there were no living targets destroyed around them, only rocks and nearby dirt seemed to be scorched. The adepts thought nothing of it though as they slowly drew closer to the trap set before them.
---
The town of Contigo was quiet as death when the adepts entered, not even children playing in the stone streets. No lights were lit as they passed the shops of the town, not a single soul there. There were no signs of fighting just the eerie absence of all life.
"Something's wrong," both Sheba and Ivan said at once, their minds reaching the same conclusion.
"Could Karst and Agatio have done this?" Felix wondered aloud, his eyes scanning the surrounding tan buildings.
"No," Piers concluded. "There's someone extremely wicked at work here. Those two have no patience for subtlety. The person who made all of these people leave would have to be a master at manipulation."
No one spoke for many moments, each taking in this assumption. No one knew who might be responsible for this, but one person in particular stood out in Isaac's mind. "It must be Alex," he spoke angrily. "He's is the cause of all this."
"You are correct, Isaac," an arrogant voice said softly, emanating from the inn's roof. "Perhaps I should give you a prize for guessing correctly."
All of the adepts' eyes riveted upward, catching the cerulean haired man standing on the roof, his pallid face twisted with a feral smile. He glowed softly, his entire body slowly fading from sight. However, he spoke before he vanished completely, "I have no time to waste on you, so why don't you play with yourself."
"What was he talking about?" Mia wondered, not gripping what Alex had meant.
"I don't know," Isaac was staring at the spot where Alex had once stood his mind far away.
"Enough worrying!" yelled Jenna as she started dragging Garet deeper into the town. "Let's explore a little more."
---
The adepts searched through the town, their search for life having no success. Day was slowly fading into night as they came upon a great structure, the ruins of an ancient sanctum. The golden doors at its front were closed, making the entire dark building seem like a giant tomb. The ground before them had a giant ship carved into it. It was a remarkable twin for their ship; the two wings attached to the end the only difference.
"This is the Anemos Sanctum," Isaac gasped, recognizing its description from the Tomegathericon. "This is where Duhallan rests!"
"Is there any way in?" Ivan approached the center door, tugging on its circular handle with all his strength, though to no avail.
"Let's keep looking," Isaac walked up to the other two doors in turn, pulling each his arm.
"Maybe we should try again later," Felix suggested, already starting back toward the inn. He did not get far as a giant shadow shot from Isaac's body, his dark side taking shape once again above the adepts.
"Halt, Felix," it thrust out its clawed hand, sending a beam of darkness at the Venus adept. Luckily, Felix had dodged to the side, avoiding the blast. "I cannot permit any of you to leave here alive," he growled loudly.
"You monster!" Isaac had drawn his sword, and was already swiping at the fiend. His darker side moved in an instant, grabbing hold of Isaac's neck and holding him high in the air.
"I have a special plan for you," the fiend smiled, his skeletal face shining dully. He focused on the center door of Anemos Sanctum, pushing the entrance open with his mind. Finally, he roughly flung Isaac through the open door, the entry closing itself after he passed. "You'll be fighting Duhallan."
"Isaac!" Mia yelled as she ran to the closed door, banging on the hard surface until her hands bled.
"Get him out, now!" Piers ordered the fiend angrily, holding his glaive offensively.
"Or we can always make you," Garet also drew his sword, the others following suit.
"Do you fools actually think that you stand a chance against me?" the fiend laughed loudly, drowning in arrogance.
"Yes," Mia had stood up, bring her mace to bear. Her normally kind sapphire eyes were now seething with anger. "We will save Isaac!"
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Isaac groaned softly as he stood back up, his body aching from the crash. Slowly, the situation he was in seeped back into his mind, reminding him that he was now sealed within Duhallan's tomb. "I have to find another way out," he stood, touching his hand to the wall and walking deeper within the sanctum.
The endless passageways stretched for an eternity as Isaac explored the tomb, not entirely sure of how to get back to the front door. The same unnatural silence that was in Contigo also plagued him here, the entire area silent. Suddenly, his hand caught a scroll, its contents unreadable in the darkness. He tied the scroll to his belt, waiting until he found some light.
The Darksword strapped to Isaac's back throbbed painfully as he walked ever further, as if it was sensing that its master was close by. Isaac however, ignored these sensations, even as they grew stronger and stronger.
After what seemed like an eternity of walking, Isaac stepped into a brilliantly lit room, its red light blinding him. His eyes adjusted quickly, seeing that the light came from the open ceiling of the room, a red moon visible in the starry night sky. His attention shifted to the other parts of the chamber afterward, his cobalt eyes growing wide as they saw the giant platform before him, a giant stone coffin at its center.
"This must be the tomb of Duhallan," Isaac's whisper sounded like a yell in the solitude of the room. Carefully, he ascended the marble steps to the top of the pedestal, staring at Duhallan's resting place in both awe and fear.
Isaac did not know that something moved within the closed coffin, the creature within reacting to the power of the Darksword. He also didn't realize how dangerous this part of the quest was going to be.
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Reviewers' Spotlight-
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Daidairo- I don't take that long to update. (Considering that some authors take months while I only take a week. Thanks for the review.)
WildfireDreams- Thanks, though I think my stories rank as mediocre in the GS fanfiction universe. Thanks for the review.
The 8BTFreek- How many lackeys do you think Alex has. I was guessing around a hundred.
I wouldn't call the Senate evil; they were just looking out for their own well-being. (Better call them cowardly gits instead of evil gits.)
I think that I updated so late that you are no longer in Germany. So unless you brought a keyboard with you I should be safe. Thanks for the review.
Anime-Master7- No, Sheba was just stating the obvious. I'm not going to pretend that I thought of that all along because I have thought of that idea earlier. Thanks for the review.
PyroDragon88- I'm having computer troubles too, so I understand. Isaac didn't talk because he was stabbed; he talked because I was tired of him being mute. (:p Joking.) Thanks for the review.
luner- Thanks for the review.
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Seeya later.