Disclaimer: I still don't own GS. I get no financial profit outta this. Spoilers? ...Maybe. >:)
"Aura! Hey!" Jenna shouted at me. I looked at her, and smiled. She was giddy about her secret trip to Sol Sanctum with Kraden, Isaac and Garet. We hugged and I looked at her face. She was smiling again.
"Wish me and the guys good luck, Aura!" She said and continued to smile.
"Good luck!" I said and she waved and walked towards the guys. Something deep in me told me to stop her.
"Wait!" I shouted and got her attention. I jogged up to her.
"Promise me two things: One, keep yourself safe, and two, we'll see each other soon, okay?" I said.
"I promise." She said and smiled. I held up my pinkie and grinned.
"Let's make it a pinkie-promise!" I said and she looked at me weirdly.
"Ah… It's a habit. A pinkie-promise is a promise you can't break no matter what." I explained and grinned.
"Okay, then! It's a pinkie-promise!" She said and we curled our pinkies together and smiled. I went to the guys.
"See you later, guys!" I said and hugged them both. They both blushed a bit. I saw it when I straightened myself up. They turned and began walking away.
"Give my regards to Kraden!" I shouted and waved at them, they answered with a wave and I heard a "will do!" I sighed and walked to the sanctuary again. The Elder wanted to test whether I can fly or not. As I walked, I saw boys my age staring at me. I'm not that cute! …. Right? I had a cute, grey-ish cape with cyan decorations. The Elder gave it to me; he said mom made it especially for me. I touched the fabric, and the pleasant image of my mother sewing it for me filled my mind. I swore I even smelt her scent in it: Lavender. I reached the sanctuary, and pushed the door. I walked in. The monks in saw me, nodded to me and exited. The Elder was the only one remaining. He turned to me, and his kind eyes seemed to smile. I couldn't see if he really was; the beard was on the way.
"Ahh, Aura. Come, I think I have figured it out." He beckoned me to him, and I walked up to him. I removed my cape.
"Now, Aura. Concentrate to your wings. Think of flying and birds. Something like that." He said, and I nodded. I closed my eyes and thought of mom and dad. I saw them in white clothes, on clouds and with beautiful white wings. They jumped around on them, and laughed. I felt a slight tickle in my back, but ignored it.
"Aura, you did it!" I heard the Elder say. I opened my eyes, and looked around. I gasped in surprise. I had indeed grown wings. They were white, but as always, there was a purplish or lavender tint to the feathers as they gleamed in the sun. I tried moving them; they reacted to my commands. I flapped them harder, and began rising up. I tried to fly around, and I did. I began giggling and doing somersaults in the air, and… Smacked to a wall. Owie. Now I know why it's not safe to fly in small places. The Elder laughed at my antics, and I landed. I thought about the wings retracting, and they did. I jumped up and down and began pumping my fists into the air.
"Thank you, Elder!" I shouted and bowed at him.
"My child, there's nothing to thank me for. You are the one controlling them." He said, and his old eyes smiled at me. I smiled back and took my cape. The Elder nodded, and I skipped out of the sanctuary. I ran to Dora at full speed.
"Dora! Dora! I did it!" I shouted and busted in.
"Calm down, Aura! What did you do?" She asked while laughing at my enthusiasm.
"My wings… gasp I got my… gasp wings!" I said and beamed at her.
"Oh, that's so wonderful, dear!" Dora said and hugged me.
Our moment was stopped, as the ground began to tremble. We looked around, and ran outside.
"It's Mt. Aleph!" Dora shouted. The mountain began to erupt
"Oh no! Isaac, Garet, Jenna and Kraden are up there!" I shouted and panicked. We raced at the sanctuary, and found other people there, too. They buzzed around, and looked scared. Hell, their village is about to be destroyed by lava! I watched as the lava slid down and… Changed course!
"Look!" I shouted and pointed at the lava stream. People gasped and began wondering how it happened. Then I saw two characters at the distance. I bursted running and nearly tackled them.
"Gareth! Isaac! I was so worried! Where are Jenna and Kraden? What the hell happened!" I bombarded them with questions as they got out of my deathly grip.
"Whoa, if the reception is like this, maybe I should worry you more often!" Gareth said and smiled slyly.
"Don't you dare, mister!" I shouted, as their mothers ran to them. They were brought to the sanctuary, where they began telling what happened. Apparently, as they searched the Sol Sanctum, they found a way to solve the puzzles within the Sanctum. They had found The Elemental Stars, and began collecting them. Before they could retrieve the second, Kraden and Jenna were taken hostage by some strange guys named Saturos and Menardi. There was also some Adept named Alex, and Jenna's brother, Felix, whom was thought to be dead. Garet and Isaac were helped down buy The Wise One, the guardian of the stars. As they ended their story, The Wise One appeared to all of us. People gasped, but I looked at it with curiosity.
"So this is the offspring of the sorceress and the Phoenix?" A voice echoed in my head.
"I expect great things about thee, young Aura." The voice echoed again. I presumed it was the Wise One. He sent Isaac and Gareth to a quest, to stop the Lighthouses from lighting up. Just as he was disappearing, I woke up from my trance.
"Wait!" He became visible, and his eye fixated on me. It sent shivers up and down my spine.
"I'm going with them." I said, ignoring the shivers.
"Stay here, young one. It is safer." It said, and apparently everyone else heard it too.
"No. I'm going with them. Jenna and Kraden are friends of mine, and I refuse to just sit here and twiddle my thumbs when they are in danger." I said with defiance.
"Why should I let thee go?" He asked and looked at me. I took a stance, and crossed my arms to my chest.
"Just try and stop me." I said and squinted my eyes. My challenge to the Wise One made the people in the room gasp. There was a moment of silence.
"Thou art just like thy mother. I see thy ties to thy friends are strong. Thou art free to go." It said and disappeared. I received a blessing from the Elder, and exited the sanctuary. I went to Isaac's house (that's where I was living.) and gathered my stuff. I but my cape on, and took my small bag with me.
"So you're really going." Dora stated from the door. I turned my head and got up. She looked really sad.
"Yeah. This might sound funny, but there has got to be a reason why mom sent me here now and not before. But I swear by my mother's soul, I will return." I said, hugged her and felt a tear slide down my cheek. She sniffled and wiped my tear away.
"You are very strong and brave. Your parents couldn't have been better." She said and smiled through her tears. I walked out of the house and went to the gates of Vale. Isaac and Garet were there already, as well as the villagers. They gave us potions and herbs for our travels. Garet was pestered by his family, but somehow he didn't mind it.
"Where's mom?" Isaac asked very worried.
"She's at your house." I said and he looked really sad.
"Hey, Isaac. This is really hard on her. You're all the family she has, and now you're going away for a while. It's really though for her." I said and patted his back. He looked at my smiling face, and smiled weakly.
"Yeah…" He said and Garet joined us. We waved goodbye to the villagers, and took our first steps on our adventure. We hadn't walked that far off from Vale, when a strange-looking creature swooped down to us.
"Hello!" It said and hovered in front of us. I looked at it for a while, and my face broke into a smile. I don't exactly know why I did, something in the back of my head just kept screaming at me: 'It's Djinn you dumbass! A Djinn!'
"A Djinn! How cuute!" I said and grabbed it gently. I nuzzled it and it seemed to purr.
"Uhh… What's that?" Garet asked in a weird tone of voice. Maybe he was jealous. Aww…. :3
"These guys…" I said and cupped the small creature to my hands and showed it to them. "Are Djinns!"
"She's correct. We Djinns hold small fragments of the Elemental Star's powers. I am Echo, a Venus Djinn." The creature explained and leaned to my hand as I scratched it behind its ear. Again, a nagging voice in my head screamed at me and I blurted out the stuff I heard from it.
"Djinns can give you new Psyenergy, attacks and do damage to enemies!" I said and let the Djinn jump on Isaac's head. I laughed with Garet as the Djinn tap-danced on him.
"And I'm a Venus Djinn; hence, you are my master, Earth Adept!" It said and seemed to smile. It shrunk and hid into one of Isaac's pockets.
"Cosy…." It purred and whistled a small tune. Isaac smiled at the little creature. We began walking towards the town of Vault, where they could stock up on supplies. We were attacked by a few mushrooms and a couple of zombies. They were no match for us (Well, maybe to me. Have you any idea how hard it is to handle an overgrown weed-killer a.k.a, scythe! ), and we actually got money, too. As we approached Vault, Garet walked next to me.
"Soo, what's it like in heaven? I want an insider's opinion." He said and winked. Whoa, talk about a cliché pick-up line.
"Not bad. And the feel of flying is awesome!" I said and skipped. Hey, flying is awesome. I should know. Garet looked at me weirdly.
"… People can't fly, Aura." He said as if I was dumb or something.
"I can." I said and winked at him. He blushed again. Sheesh, blush a bit more, will ya? He looks like a tomato.
"Oh? Well I don't believe you." Isaac said and grinned. He shot me a challenging look.
"You'll find out due time, fellas." I said, put my hands to the back of my head and walked forward.
"So, let's go to Vault! We are on a quest!" I said and began walking a bit faster. We saw a caravan that passed us. The leader of it yammered something about a rod and a boy named Ivan… I shrugged it off and chatted with the guys. In a few, we arrived to Vault. As we entered, many people stared at us. Or the men stared at me weirdly… This is getting old! Some even wolf-whistled me, for Pete's sake! I looked really pissed but kept walking.
"The next man to hit on me or to wolf-whistle me gets elbowed to the…" I muttered but was cut off, when a man came to me.
"Your name must be Destiny, because Destiny's in my future." He said and slung his arm around my shoulders. That does it. I kicked his shins, elbowed his side and kicked his chest and sent him flying away.
"Now, if anyone else wants to flirt with me, then come on, make my day." I said in a calm voice and cracked my knuckles. The men looked at me wide-eyed and turned their heads away. Some girls cheered for me, and women laughed at the macho-man I just knocked out. "I thought so." I mumbled and walked to the guys again. Garet lifted his finger and opened his mouth, and I cut him off.
"Means you too, Garet." I said as I walked towards the inn in a huff. Isaac chuckled at Garet's dumbfounded expression. We went to the inn, and Isaac walked to the counter.
"Hello, we'd like to have a room with three beds." He said and was very polite.
"That'll be 200 coins, sir." He said. Considering, that we had only 800 coins and we would spend only one night in it, which was a robbery. Isaac looked upset. He was counting what we should skip if we wanted to rest for the night. I got an idea. I walked to the counter, next to Isaac, and put on my best puppy-dog eyes. (And they are very effective, folks!)
"Please, sir. Can't you take a little bit off, we don't have that much money. Pretty please and a cherry on top?" I asked while crossing my hands. He looked down to me and at my puppy-dog eyes, and a little lower… Jesus, what is it with men and my torso!
"Okay, little lady. I'll give the room to you for a special 155 coins. But only because you asked so nicely." He said and smiled.
"Thank you so much, mister!" I said and smiled my most adorable smile. He gave us the room key, and we went in. I grinned. Hell, I just saved 45 coins! That's a lot.
"You are a genius, Aura." Garet said and smiled. I smiled and nodded.
"Yeah, who knew a girl in this journey would be so helpful." Isaac said and grinned at me mischievously.
"Hey! That's meeean! I'm a good fighter!" I said and pointed my finger up. There was a silence.
"Okay, I WILL be a good fighter after I learn to control my weapon." I said and hung my head in defeat.
"That's what I thought." Isaac said and put his hand on my shoulder. I looked up.
"But hey, we'll teach you on the way, okay?" He said and smiled at me. Another hand was placed on my shoulder. I turned my head.
"Yeah, don't worry, you have the best fighters at your side!" He boasted and had an ear-to-ear egoistical grin.
"Oh yeah, I completely forgot Echo!" I said and snapped my fingers. Garet caught me into a neck-lock and noogied me. I begged him to stop, he was messing up my do!
"Okay, okay, I'm sorry, you are an excellent fighter, now please stoooop!" I shouted between giggles. Isaac was on a bed laughing his head off. Garet let me go and smiled. I walked to the window and looked outside. It was dark already.
"Hey guys?" I asked and turned around. I heard a 'yeah'.
"Why are the men staring at me? I mean, I'm not that cute, am I?" I asked and twirled around. Honestly, I didn't know! Both of them seemed to blush a bit, and began moving nervously.
"Well, uh…. It might have something to do with your clothes…" Isaac stammered. Okay, okay, I admit, my clothes are somewhat revealing, but mom gave them to me, and mothers know best! Right?
"And basically, you're just hot." Garet said, like he was just stating that grass is green.
"Uhh…. Right. Okay, let's hit the hay!" I said, a little embarrassed and jumped on a bed. I thought about the stuff that had happened to me as I lay in bed. I missed mom and dad… I drifted to sleep while thinking about them.
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CobaltDragon: Thanks for the first rating! She isn't an asskicker yet. She just has a bad attitude. And even though she has a good weapon, she can't control it yet.
Author: Read and rate, people! I can't promise I'll heed your ratings. If you bitch about me being a sucky writer and that my story sucks, I'll just tell you to ck off in the nicest possible way.
