Disclaimer: I do not (I repeat DO NOT) own Golden Sun, ar anything else related to the game. However, this characters are mine, my own, my...
Err... Sorry about that. Moving on.
When you learn another language, or about a different culture, there are some things that will not appear in any book, or class, things that no teacher can explain. One of these things is that stuff when you (and I mean you as in the fanfic writer community) write using numbers and letters For example:
Someone: am teh winnzorz!1111shifty111
WTF?or that 'lol' stuff. If anyone tells me what does that means, I'll be grateful forever.
Yesterday I was looking through the older stuff. And then I saw it. The OFUW.
Even though I fell off my chair laughing (I actually did. This stupid chair is broken), I learned something. My fourth party member (which, as you may have already guessed, appears in this episode) was a complete and total Mary-Sue!
I had to go and rewrite the whole thing. I'm still not sure about it. But, of course, if she IS a Mary-Sue, then hopefully someone will review, explaining why she's one. Right? right?
Well, anyway, Here it is. Chapter 12. Enjoy.
Episode 12: Mercury's daughter.
"Ocean Fist!"
"Joe!"
His memories were still sending flashes of that night. After that there was darkness. He couldn't tell how much time had happened, or what happened to the others after Poseidon's attack. All He knew was that He was alive and unscathed. But where?
"Where am I?" He asked.
"You're in the village of Cirphel, young man". Answered a voice.
Joe opened his eyes. He was in a bed made of fragant herbs and surrounded by some people. They were clearly fishermen, as they were tanned and well-built.
"What happened to the others?" He asked again.
"There were no others. We only found you. And I believe you should be thankful for that". The priest of the town began to cast some healing psynergy. Joe felt a little better, but when He tried to stand, a terrible pain in his forehead made him realize that He was still quite badly injured.
"You were lucky to survive" said the priest again " That has been the worst storm that has ever hit the lake. In fact, it's not a lake anymore".
"What?" Joe asked. The Karagol was not a lake?
"We all saw it. Poseidon used his incredible powers and flooded the plains to the southeast, and to the northwest. Now we live in the shores of the Karagol Sea.
"What do you mean with "I was lucky to survive?" He asked.
"You were seen floating on a piece of the mast". The priest's face darkened " The ship and the rest of the passengers are probably now in the bottom of the Sea".
"I see" said Joe, quietly. He thought about Max and Leng, his only friends. He thought about the quest that He had to finish, and about the attack of Poseidon. He had to finish the quest, if only for the memory of his friends, but something was bothering him. How did Poseidon knew that they would be travelling in that ship? Who knew that they would travel to the western lands through the Karagol? Who would become a spy in the middle of the city of Vault?.
"By the way, you've been here for three nights and two days. A healthy young man like you should be able to walk this afternoon. If you want, we can give you some food, so you can make your way to the next town".
"No, thank you" said Joe, standing up quickly "I'll leave now. I feel a lot better".
"What? How can you stand up like that? You were almost dead when we brought you here!" But Joe was already leaving the little room. It seemed like He was in an Inn, which was right in the beach, and looking towards the Sea. The warm breeze of the day invigorated him. He went back inside.
"Where's my stuff?" he asked. the innkeeper gave him a little bag. All that they had found was his sword, the bag in which he kept his gold and the sapphire bottle.
"That's everything we found" they said. Joe smiled at them.
"That's all I have".
The fisherman town of Cirphel was on the western borders of the Karagol lake (now sea). The closest city was Nelaph, which lay in a crossroad. To the north was the town of Salis and it's natural wonder, the Altmiller Maze. To the south, the towns of Mikal, Little Mikal and Sufores. Finally, to the west, the city of Sesmos, (known for it's earthquakes) and the Crossing to Hesperia. Joe set out that night. He had to get to Nelaph the following day, and he had already lost too much time unconscious.
That night, when He was halfway there, He decided to camp for a couple of hours. He had barely put out the fire, when He heard a noise in the nearby bushes. He quickly drew his sword. Maybe an enemy? No, it would have launched a surprise attack. He decided to take the first step.
"Flare!" he said. The bushes dissapeared in a column of fire, and just behind them, the creature that was making the noises. A djinni! A mars djinni, with a little red necklace. It read in golden letters: CORE.
"What are you doing here?" He asked.
For all answer the djinni tried to use it's little legs to take the necklace off. Joe cut it with his sword. The djinni seemed delighted with that gesture. It inmediatly began to spin and turned into several fire orbs. After rising to the sky, they entered Joe's body, and a sixth ruby appeared in his bracelet.
Joe decided to test his newly found Djinni as soon as He could. Djinni are usually difficult to find, often hiding in deep caves or in far away forests. Joe thought that it was strange that a Djinni would find him AND join him that easily. Somebody must have kept him as a pet. But there was no time for that, he thought, and He continued his travel towards Nelaph.
The city of Nelaph was one of the most advanced in the western region of Vale, culturally speaking. There were libraries and schools everywhere. The people of Nelaph were well spoken and wise, but they were not powerful. The influence of Venus Lighthouse was strong enough to make most of them choose to be Venus Adepts. Joe entered through the Eastern gate, only to find the people running away from the plaza. What was happening there, Joe didn't know, but clearly, He was the only one that could stop it. He ran.
But when Joe reached the plaza, He saw that someone was already fighting against a huge monster. A blue-haired girl, with clear eyes. She was wearing blue robes, which were already full of mud and dirt, with white ornaments and white sleeves. She didn't seem from Nelaph, though, as Joe felt that her powers were quite strong. She was fighting against a giant bear. But this was not a normal bear, though. It was slightly blue, it could cast simple Venus psynergy, and more importantly, regenerated extremely quickly. Joe knew that it was a were-bear from Izumo, but He had wild eyes and was clearly being mind-controlled.
"Stay away!" She said "I'm the only one that can fight against this creature!".
Joe grinned. Usually it was him who said that.
The girl jumped ducked under one of the bear swipes, which destroyed a nearby house. While it looked for her, she quickly ran behind it and created many ice shards. Joe inmediatly recognized the attack.
"Glacier!" she cried. The shards began to form a mountain around the beast, which was trapped inside the ice. She smiled. Then she looked at Joe, and the smile vanished.
"Why didn't you ran away with the others? Don't you understand how powerful this creature is?"
"I didn't knew that a were-bear was on the loose. By the way, you are not finished yet" He said pointing at the were-bear. The ice around it was cracking, and soon it was free again. It raised it's arms towards them and roared, but Joe realized it's intentions just in time.
"Jump!" He said to the girl. She leapt to the right, while Joe jumped forward. Where they had been standing, there was now a crack in the floor, and a current of golden Venus psynergy was emerging from it.
"Gaia.." He thought as He charged against the creature. It swiped at him, but He jumped over the attack, and while still on the air, He spun to evade another swipe. He focused his Psynergy in his sword, and Slashed the creaure's chest with the flaming sword. It roared and fell backwards, destroying more houses.
"Who are you?" said the girl "How could you do that?" Joe simply showed her his bracelet full of Djinni.
"Oh, I see" She said. "Another Djinn hunter. But where do you come from?"
"We can discuss that later" He replied. "It is not dead yet" The bear stood up again, it's eyes glowing with incontrollable fury.
"How come it's still not death?" He asked her.
"It's sort of my fault, really" She said giggling "I was eating at the Inn, and I put my staff in the table. That's where I keep my djinn. And then He came out of nowhere and ate one of my Djinn! My dear Spritz must be frightened and all alone in that creature's belly"
"Well" Joe thought " That explains the blue color".
"Spritz has the power to heal the wounded in battle" She said, still smiling "That's why He regenerates"
The bear attacked again, swiping low. They jumped over it and attacked. She jumped and smacked it in the Head with her staff, while Joe cut it's neck. It let out a loud roar, and fell. Blood began to flow under it, but it soon stopped and began to enter it's neck again, and the wound healed and closed. Soon, there was no trace of it.
"There must be some way to attack from the inside" Joe thought, and then He remembered, his latest Djinni's name.
He took the sixth Ruby in his bracelet.
"Attack, Core!" He cried. With a sudden flash, the djinni appeared above them, surrounded by a red aura. He launched himself against the werebear, entering it's body slowly, while the creature roared in pain. Then a powerful explosion completely blew up the bear's stomach. Among the entrails of the finally dead creature, a single blue sapphire appeared. It was the missing Djinni, Spritz.
"Spritz!" cried the girl, "I'm so sorry! I'll never lt anyone eat you again, I promise..."
Later that afternoon, Joe and the Djinn hunter were eating at the city's Inn. Joe noticed the the girl was sweet and kind, but she was also a little clumsy and Joe could notice, she liked the sound of her own voice.
"So you're Joe, the Mars Djinn hunter" She said very quickly "I'm Lise. Pleased to meet you. I have to say that you're the reason that I took this job".
Joe smiled and asked her about the situation here, but She didn't know anything about the werewolves or the Demons.
"I've just arrived from Prox. That's where I found my latest Djinni, Fog. But, how did they return?"
Joe explained everything to her. When He finished, it was already night. He had to leave, but she asked him to stay in the city.
"What if we need your help here?" She said "Please rest and stay at least this night".
"I can't stay here" said Joe "I must have contacted the Anemos before next week. I must reach Magma Rock the day after tomorrow".
"That's a real shame" She said "Well, glad to meet you, Joe. I hope our paths meet again someday".
"Maybe" he answered "But it won't be anywhere near this city". And with that He left.
Before midnight, Joe had already reached Mikal. And before dawn, Little Mikal was behind him. His shirt and shoes were very useful on such situations, but He knew that He had to travel as fast as He could. The demons were already on their way towards the Venus Lighthouse. And He hadn't realized that He was being followed.
But before reaching Sufores, Joe saw it. A great box, right in the middle of the road. A treasure chest. Joe grinned. One of those stupid Mimics. Who would leave a treasure in the middle of the road?
But this was not just another Mimic, as it attacked even before Joe tried to open it. It suddenly grew legs and little crab-like arms. It seemed furious.
Suddenly, the Mimic charged against Joe, who had no trouble evading it. Then the creature let out a fiery breath, which Joe countered with a fire wall. Then Joe decided to attack. He ran quickly to one side while casting several Fire Beams, which the creaure evaded barely. But then, Joe suddenly changed direction and ran directly towards it. It didn't expected it, and Joe slashed horizontally, slicing it in half.
But when Joe thought the fight was over, A sudden laugh was heard. Then, a deep voice spoke, but the sound came from nowhere.
"Hah hah hah, The great Joe. The Djinn hunter. I expected no less from you, who have so gallantly defeated Eacus".
"Show yourself!" Joe replied.
"I'm right here, Joe! Hahaha!"
Joe looked in the direction of the Mimic and saw that it was a Mimic no more. Instead, there was some sort of Gelatinous substance, a dark-blue goo, that was taking a human form.
It had white long hair, which covered his eyes. The body was muscular, although very pale, and a maniacal smile could be seen in it's lips. It raised it's face to look at Joe directly, and He saw that it had red eyes, just like his. But soon it wasn't just the eyes. It's hair began to turn red, and the pale color of it's skin was replaced by Joe's. Then, more of the substance became armor, and yet another became a sword. Joe stood against a creature that had taken his shape.
"What do you think?" It said, imitating Joe's voice. "Impressive, huh? I can feel that you're very powerful and strong, as well as agile". It grinned.
"Who are you?" asked Joe. The creature touched it's right cheek. Joe did the same, and felt a slight wound.
"I am the Demon Morphos. When I touched you, I copied all of your abilities". It grinned again "I suggest you don't unleash any of your djinni in this fight. You might be... overpowered, if you did that".
Then it drew it's sword, and charged. Joe barely had time to draw his own sword, and blocked. As He stared into the demon's eyes, it winked and it's sword became a roaring fire. Joe did the same, But He noticed that the demon's fire was dark. He leapt backwards, and the demon did the same.
"He's myself" Joe thought "He's as strong and fast as I am. But He's still a Demon".
"Inferno!" He cried. Several Fire orbs formed around him, and attacked the Demon. It grinned, and lowered his sword.
"Inferno" He said. But the orbs that appeared around him were dark. They shot out against Joe's own Inferno attack, exploding on the air.
Amidst all of the smoke and fire, Joe saw his own figure running towards him. He charged against it too. Between the exploding fireballs, Joe dueled against himself.
He attacked vertically, but the Demon blocked with his Shadow sword. It countered with a punch, but Joe grabbed it and throwed him aside, jumping after him. But when Joe tried to stab it in the ground, the demon rolled to one side, and kicked him in the stomach. Then it stood up and attacked again. Joe blocked the hit, and ducked under a second slash. While ducking, He slashed horizontally, and the Demon jumped over him. It charged, but Joe evaded, moving to the left. The Demon then tried to stab him, but Joe parried the attack and countered. The Demon leapt backwards and landed a few yards away.
"Very good!" He said. "Very good indeed. But if we keep this up, we will never finish". Suddenly, a current of the Demon's evil energy entered the sword. The shadow grew and became a huge sword, but it somehow still grabbed it with one hand.
"And now..."He said calmly "you must die..."
He swung the sword in a great arc. Joe tried to block it, but his sword couldn't resist. His trusty sword was broken in several pieces, and Joe fell on the ground.
"What will you do now, Joe?" said the Demon. It raised its giantic sword. Joe had one but one option: To unleash his djinn. It was very dangerous, as He would lose strength, speed, and, more importantly, Psynergetic power. The Demon bringed his sword down quickly, and Joe had no choice.
"Flash!"
A red wall appeared above him, blocking the sword. And in the split second that Morphos blinked in surprise, Joe unleashed another Djinn.
"Core!" The Djinni appeared and charged towards the demon, who evaded it. The djinn however, kept on attacking, while Morphos parried and evaded.
"Forge!" Joe felt a sudden, warm flow of energy surround him. And he charged towards the Demon. whose attention was fixed on Core. The djinni decided to attack it's sword, and began to penetrate it's blade. The dark fire receded slowly, and while Morphos looked at it, the sword became the dark, gelatinous substance again. It fell on the ground and dissapeared.
Then Joe attacked from behind. He knew that only one spell could give him enough time to summon the dragon queen, Tiamat.
"Serpent Fume!" He cried. The fire serpent shot out of his body and attacked the Demon, taking him by surprise. Joe wasted no time, and raised his arms.
"I summon thee, queen of the dragons and empress of the flames! Burn my enemy to ashes! Tiamat!"
A giant column of fire shot out of the sky, and the queen of the Dragons, Tiamat, descended in it. It looked at the demon, who was horrified now, and released her Fire Breath, burning everything in a straight line for several miles. The dragon dissapeared in a red light, not without looking at Joe for a second, and nodding.
But Morphos wasn't dead yet. While his true form (a dark blue, shapeless goo) had almost dissapeared, A little of it still formed Joe's head, and was glaring at him with a rage that only a banished demon could have.
"Curse you, Joe!" He said "While I may have temporally dissapeared from this realm, I will return! My Lord will defeat you Adepts, and the power of the Gods will be ours! Do you think I'm done for? I can still take you with me! Dark Bl..."
Bu Morphos couldn't finish. It's head suddenly became a block of ice.
"Hah, Joe still has friends, silly!"
"What the..." He said.
It was Lise. She came out from behind a nearby tree, and walked to the Demon's head, only to crush it under her feet.
"Wow!" She said "I can't believe you defeated one of those Demons all by yourself!"
"I didn't" He answered wryly "You saved my life".
She seemed delighted "I saved the legendary Joe's life!"
"Well... What are you doing here anyway?" He asked.
"Why, I decided to join your quest! Now, we will be pals forever! Can you imagine that? We'd be legendary heroes like no other!"
But when she turned to see Joe, she found that He was no longer there. Instead, his faint figure could be seen walking away, and towards Magma Rock.
"What are you doing still back there!" He shouted "We must reach Magma Rock tomorrow!"
She ran after him. She didn't know what kind of adventures or dangers they would face, but it didn't matter. The only thing she knew , was that she was travelling with the Legendary Djinn-hunter, Joe.