Might of Venus-

A few days had passed since the encounter with Neo Eclipse, and Alex and Kunos were traveling through an Angaran mountain range. They had heard from an accomplished explorer about a hidden village of Venus Adepts, so they went to check. They had already looked in the other Venus element cities, and hadn't found the Incarnations. To pass the time, they talked.

"What was your childhood like, Kunos?"

"…"

"Is it a bad memory?"

"Yes."

"It's okay. You don't have to tell me anything if you don't want to."

"No, no, I will. But only if you answer my questions too."

"Okay."

"My childhood was… disastrous. My Luna powers affected the way I lived, and not just my Psyenergy. I always favored the moon, and preferred to be out at night. The other kids made fun of me for that, and called me 'Vampire' or just 'Freak'. This really escalated… you have no idea how bad it got… it reached its height when two of them kidnapped me and staked me out somewhere where the sun would hit me, thinking it would kill me. It was the last mistake they ever made."

"You killed them?"

"Painfully. I melted the restraints that held me, then grabbed my knife and cut off all the limbs of the two slowly, then slit their throats. That was when I realized my true nature as a warrior."

"You got away with killing people?"

"No. When I went home, I told my parents I had been kidnapped, but not about the murders. It turns out the two I killed weren't the only ones, and when a third came and found his friends dead, he went to the guards and said I had killed two people. Legal proceedings in my hometown take years, and I used them to train. Eventually, everyone who had been involved with my kidnapping was arrested for years, but for a double murder, I was exiled. Normally, I would be executed, but seeing as how I killed my captors, they reduced it."

"Why would you be punished at all for self defense?"

"It isn't as much the type of killing, as it is the fact that I killed them slowly and painfully, making sure they suffered."

"Ah."

"After I was exiled, I roamed Weyard until I realized what I should do: take your place as emperor. I had trained until I was unstoppable, then went to New Vale and began my attack. And you know what happened there."

"Okay. What was your question?"

"Have you ever been in love?"

"W-what?" Alex stammered.

"You know what I mean."

"Yeah, that question was just kind of… surprising."

"So… have you?"

"Yes. I was married once. Is that not part of my history?"

"No… it wasn't…"

"Huh. Well, I was married to Mia."

"Mia? As in the heroine?"

"The very same."

"But wasn't she old by the time you were Emperor?"

"Yes, but I crafted a shell of Psyenergy to make her look 18. I had loved her for years, but it was an unrequited love."

"Then why did she marry you?"

"She wanted to try to influence my decisions. A few weeks after I found that out, she died. People blamed me."

"Oh…"

"What about you?"

"Uh… er… Is that smoke?" Seeing a blaze, Alex and Kunos ran as fast as they could.

---

Apok and Xeynen had been friends for as long as they could remember. Although Apok 13 and Xeynen 17, the age difference meant nothing. They were both powerful Adepts of nearly equal strength, but if anyone was stronger, it was Apok. They lived in Venga, an undiscovered Venus-element town hidden in an Angaran mountain range. The only people who knew of Venga were the Vengans, a group of bandits, and a few brave explorers. The bandits only kept their secret so they could continue to exploit the Vengans. It was a normal day in Venga, and Apok and Xeynen were sparring.

The fight started with Xeynen firing a spire of earth at Apok, who created a wall of earth, which absorbed the spire and fired out a wave of small, jagged rocks. Xeynen's defensive abilities weren't equal to Apok's, so he got hit repeatedly. This knocked down Xeynen, and Apok began to charge a beam of concentrated Venus Psyenergy around his right hand, and at the exact moment he fired, Xeynen rolled out of the way.

"Time for round two?" Apok mockingly asked.

"You know it." Xeynen replied, charging at Apok. Apok kept standing there, and when Xeynen slashed at him, the ceiling fell in.

"You never stop falling for that, do you? Then again, the ceiling never stops falling for that either."

"Ugh…" Xeynen mumbled, getting out from under the rubble.

"Give up yet?"

"I won't-"

"Xeynen! Apok! Run! Bandits!" A villager yelled, running into then immediately out of the training hut.

"Why should I run? I could easily beat bandits." Apok confidently stated.

"Apok, you know the code as well as I do. You need to be sixteen to fight as a soldier. I will go to fight, as I am 17. You should run to the defense center."

"Brave words from someone who just had a ceiling fall on him."

"Shut up." Xeynen said, leaving the ruined building.

I'll go. But I won't hide. Apok thought, running to the town hall. He scaled the bell tower, normally used to signal bandit attacks (unused today for some reason), and began to focus. He expanded his field in which he could use his Psyenergy, and pushed out to the borders of that sphere. He could feel everything in the village. He could sense every house, every quivering child, every fighting warrior, the swarm of bandits, every single bit of livestock, and forced. He created a wall of stone that surrounded the village and encompassed every soldier, while cutting out most of the bandits. After seeing his wall, Apok fell to his knees.

"So that is the extent of my powers… they held me back…" Apok said before he passed out.

---

He awoke in the healer's hut, and a few minutes later, the elders stepped in.

"What happened, child? Why were you on top of the bell tower?" One of the elders asked.

"Didja see Xeynen's wall?" Apok's little brother asked.

"Xeynen's- that was MY wall! How could Xeynen claim credit for it?"

"You could not have made that wall. You are only 13."

"Oh, so my age is a restriction of power? I am the most powerful adept in this village! I am an embodiment of Venus! I should rule you!"

"Do not delude yourself, impudent whelp!"

"Shut up, old man!" Apok shouted, blasting the elder through a wall.

"He attacked the elder! Get him!" A guard yelled, right before Apok ran. A few minutes later, some warriors surrounded Apok.

"Finally, a challenge. You get first move." Apok said, standing completely still. The warriors charged at him, but when they struck, boulders mysteriously fell from the sky and crushed them.

"If Xeynen was here, you could have predicted that." Apok said, before he ran again. He created a wall keeping the advance of the warriors, but Xeynen was waiting at the entrance.

"I don't want to have to kill you."

"Like you could. Why did you take credit for my wall?"

"I'm 17. I want to leave, but I haven't done anything noteworthy."

"So that means you can become a liar and a thief?"

"I guess."

"For having been my friend for ten years, I'll grant you two things. One: I won't kill you. Two: I will tell you this: Run. This village won't exist in a week."

"How?"

"By my hand. Now run." With those words, Apok walked out.

---

A few days later…

Apok was storming through Venga, killing everyone in his path. The majority of the buildings were on fire, and Apok's blade and armor were stained with blood. He had wrought a destructive path through Venga, gaining his revenge against the repressive elders. He had killed most of the warriors, and the rest had fled.

"No one left? I guess it's time to kill the elders."

"Feel free. But leave any teenagers." Said a cloaked figure.

"Who are you to dictate who I may and may not kill?"

The cloaked figure fired a blast of psyenergy at Apok, pinning him against a wall. He reached out, revealing a mottled old hand.

"I… am the Emperor."

---

Alex and Kunos ran into the village, seeing flaming wreckage.

"What happened here?" Alex asked himself.

"Apok did." Said an armored teenager, emerging from the shadows.

"Who are you? What is this place? Who or what is Apok?"

"I am Xeynen. This is Venga, hidden village of Venus. Apok is… was…my best friend, and the most powerful adept this village had ever seen. He felt the elders were holding him back and fled, severely injuring one of the elders. I interrupted him on his way out, and he warned me to flee. I did, and hid in a nearby cave. I should have stayed… I knew his fighting style best. I sparred with him daily. He always won, but with all the warriors of the village on my side, I could have killed him. I could have avoided this."

"Do not blame yourself. He is unstable. But… how did he start this fire? This is a village of Venus Adepts, correct?"

"Yes… so… I don't know…"

"Would you mind if I checked something in your mind?"

"What? Sure…"

Alex put his hands against Xeynen's head and created a Psyenergy channel, and Alex delved into Kunos mind. Alex seemed to focus more and more, until he passed out, twitching. Half an hour passed before Alex regained consciousness, and then he just said three words: "He's the one."

"Huh? What do you mean? I'm the one?"

Kunos spoke for Alex, as he was still weak. "It means you are the Incarnation of a hero. If Apok is also one, as logic shows, you are most likely Felix, and Apok Isaac."

"I'm a hero? Does that mean anything?"

"It could… would you like to travel with us?"

"Why not? My home is gone. But… who are you?"

"I am Kunos, and he is Alex."

"Alex… Alex… Alex… that's the name of the…"

Alex got up, interrupting Xeynen. "The Emperor. Yes. That is I."

"What do you want with the incarnations of 262 year old heroes?"

"I'll tell you on the hike down the mountain."

"Uhh… Alex? Can't we warp?"

"Son of a bitch… Why didn't you say anything sooner?"

"I... forgot..."

A/N: Not much to say… Thank you to the second guy who reviewed. This seems to be a relatively unknown fanfic. And sorry about the late update, when I tried to put this up I couldn't log in.