a/n: Welcome to chapter three! I don't own Golden Sun all the things related to that. I do own Kinsei and Kasei, and…uh…this chapter is many notebook pages long. Great. Better start typing --;
Xifa
Kinsei was sick today. I went into town early, and Kasei met me halfway on my way short but very, very cold trip to Imil.
"Kinsei's sick," he told me. "Could you heal her?"
"It'll be the first thing I do," I assured him.
We walked in silence, mainly because we didn't want the strange monsters that have suddenly appeared to notice us. I do pretty well at avoiding him, but if I ever do encounter one, I can typically temporarily stun a monster with a frost spell. Another perk of being a member of the Mercury Clan, I suppose.
Today we weren't so lucky. We encountered a strange monster with razor-like wings. The first thing I did was set Fizz so that I could summon the elemental spirit of Mercury. This was not a typical, easily stunned monster…I could tell.
Though the monster had me slightly panicked, I was still more surprised at Kasei's skill with a sword. I remembered that Kinsei said he was entering Tolbi's annual Colosso this year, but I had no idea he showed this much skill. He slashed at the thing, and it instantly retaliated with a dive-bomb type attack.
Kasei slashed again, and I summoned Mercury. I closed my eyes, instantly feeling more in tune with the element of water. This would give me an edge as I healed today.
"We did it!" I couldn't help but proudly proclaim as the monster fell to the ground, never to harm another living creature again. "Kasei?"
I looked down to see Kasei kneeling, clutching his side. Crimson blood stained the crisp, white snow. I closed my eyes, but couldn't obtain the concentration I needed for Ply. I tried to focus on cool, blue light…but all I could see was the red blood of Kasei. I couldn't heal him if I couldn't focus. Nervous, I went to my back up plan—use Fizz to heal him—but my Djinni was still recovering from battle. I bit my lip anxiously. I could see Imil in the distance.
"Kasei? Kasei, we have to go to Imil. I'll help you. You can lean on me. We have to go to Imil."
Kasei nodded. I helped him stand, and we made our way to Imil, stopping frequently so he could rest. I was surprised to find he didn't have any armor on. I guess he hadn't expected to run into monsters. That or he'd been in such a hurry to get me to heal Kinsei that he hadn't taken the time to arm himself. I wasn't really concerned with his reasoning as of right now.
I got Kasei to his and Kinsei's room at the inn. By now, Fizz had recovered, so I had him heal Kinsei. I knelt by Kasei's bed, preparing to heal him. Kasei looked over to me, eyes betraying his attempt to pretend he wasn't in pain.
"Is this gonna hurt?" he asked, wincing.
"No…it won't hurt at all…I promise…" I reached over and put my hands over his. "Relax, okay? I'm going to heal you now."
"Okay…thank you, Mia…"
I closed my eyes, trying to gather complete concentration. I felt myself get in tune with my Mercury powers, and for the very first time in my life, I felt powerful. I could literally feel waves of energy pouring over me like Mercury's healing waters. I opened my eyes, nearly blinded by the blue aura engulfing Kasei and me. The light poured from my upturned hands like small waterfalls. Kasei stared at me with amazed eyes. I released my energy, casting the spell of Ply. Then…all the power I had once felt was gone. I fell forward, breathing shallowly. Why was I so weak?
"That blue light…Mia…such a strong spell…" Kasei stared at me in shock. "Mia…"
I felt myself losing consciousness.
"Fizz," I cried out weakly.
"Mia…you really are…an angel…an angel of life…"
At that point, I lost consciousness. I woke up right outside the Mercury Lighthouse, Fizz rapidly healing me. Written in the snow were the words, 'Thank you, Mia'.
Now I'm inside the lighthouse, looking at my reflection in the calm waters. My cloak is stained with Kasei's blood from where I helped him to Imil. I wash it in the pure waters, reflecting on the days events. The blood comes out instantly, so I hang it up to dry. Where did the power come from? Was it because I was so worried when I cast Ply?
Fizz curls up in my lap and sighs.
"Again, I agree with you," I say, yawning. So I sign my name here, praying that life grant me another day, and that the sun will tomorrow rise.
Mia
a/n: You know what makes me sad? Two and one fourth pages of notebook paper and that's all it was. --; Disappointment.
