Golden Sun The New Age Chapter 4

Blood covered the steps of the Lemurian Citadel, bodies of the blue haired people scattered as far as the eye could see. A young man stood over one of the bodies, an ax in his hand. His eyes showed hatred and his face was dotted with flecks of blood.

"Father," he said looking at the body on the ground.

"Father," he said again in almost a sob.

"Father!" the ax came down and blood spewed out of the now cleaved head. The spray was a constant one and soon his sea colored robes were stained red.

The young man stood. The stench of death was everywhere inside of the citadel. He wiped his hand across his face to wipe off the blood instead just smearing it. They were waiting outside for him. He would need to look presentable if he were going to inspire an army. He turned to his right picked a body, and with the flip of his wrist the ax soared into the body, and another spray of blood started.

"Men," the young man said, "Gather your things. Lemuria fell to our might today. We've slaughtered the land of our fathers, and tomorrow we move to all of Weyward. Bring your weapons, bring your clothes, and bring your spirit. Tonight Lemuria burns and tomorrow, the land of the Ancients will be forgotten."

The crowd started an uproar of applause and cheering. "LONG LIVE AZUREAL!"

Azureal looked out among the mass of impassioned soldiers. Today they had destroyed their home. Their country was burning. Their country had been destroyed by their very hands. As he stood over them on the steps of the citadel, the mass of heads appeared to be like the very sea that their beloved Lemuria was lost in.

And like a sea they would sweep across the land. These men. The blood covered soldiers of Lemuria… Soon Lemuria would rise again. But no longer would it be lost. No longer would it be a legend. Weyward would be no more, and New Lemuria would be born.

Isaac looked out from the carriage as his caravan finally pulled into Tolbi. The others were sleeping, and didn't notice him slip out of the back and into the still crowded and bustling streets of Tolbi. Something was bothering him, and he felt a walk might clear his head.

"Hello sir, may I interest you in some—" the vendor stopped mid-sentence "Oh my goodness! Its Isaac of Vale! The wayward champion returns!"

Heads turned immediately and Isaac wished he would have stayed in the carriage.

A hand slapped him on the back and he turned suddenly, hand unconsciously going to the concealed short blade up his sleeve. "The legendary champion, huh?"

A blonde youth stood behind him, clothed in the dress robes, that Master Hammet no doubt had provided.

"Is that you Ivan?" Isaac said in disbelief. "Talk about growing up."

"You don't look to shabby, either."

"I suppose not. So when did you get here?"

"Earlier today. Mia and I came together."

They began to walk down the street, trying their best to ignore the vendors, and fans.

"You and Mia huh? I didn't see that coming."

"Heh, no, no. We're not together, together. We both happened to arrive be on the same boat."

"Sure."

Silence between the two of them.

"Hmmm," Isaac said contemplatively to himself.

"What?"

"Nothing."

"What is it?"

"Nothing."

"Come on!" Ivan whined.

"Well, I was just thinking. If the two of you, you and Mia I mean. If you had a baby, would it have green hair?"

"What!" Ivan said with a laugh, playfully punching Isaac in the arm.

"I mean your blonde, and her hairs blue. So technically, blue and yellow make green."

"Ha ha," Ivan said sarcastically. "Funny. No we're not together. Besides, I haven't had time for girls recently."

"And what has been taking up your time, you handsome dog."

"Training."

"For the Colosso?"

"Yeah. I figure if I'm gonna stand a chance against you or Garret then I'm gonna have to get better at what I do. At least, that was my thought when I started training. That started two years ago. I've honed my abilities. I can't wait to show you guys."

"And I can't wait to see. Heh, knowing Garret, if anything his abilities will have probably gone down."

"Hah. Yeah probably. Most likely had some trouble laying off the donuts."

"I remember. So Mia's back at the palace. What about Sheba, Jenna, and Garret? Are they here?"

"I think so. Mia said something about running into Sheba and Jenna on her way to get something to eat earlier. Apparently they're trying to get Garret and Felix out of prison."

"Heh… wonderful… So Felix is here too? This does promise to be a Colosso worth remembering."

Felix glared at the guard as the man opened the door to his cell.

The guard sheepishly looked back at Felix and began to read off a small piece of parchment," I see that you um… had the writs like previously stated for Tanis. And it has been brought to my attention by witnesses…"

"How many witnesses," Sheba said as she leaned haphazardly on another cell door.

"By twelve witnesses, that you were acting in self-defense against the other men. We at the Tolbi Police Station are sorry that we had this misunderstanding."

Felix looked at him. "Don't make the mistake again… What about him," he said thrusting a finger in Garret's direction."

"Well… unfortunately, he did break the law," the guard said somewhat smugly. "Threatening an officer of the law earns him another night in prison. Luckily he'll be out in time to watch the Colosso."

Garret groaned. "I'm fighting in the Colosso."

"Well good luck to you. Tomorrow morning at… eight, I'll let you out. Until then you're a stuck here."

Felix looked over at Garret. "Tomorrow morning then. I'll sharpen your weapons for you."

"Thanks," Garret said with a nod.