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"Isaac! Isaac!" Isaac heard as he was gathering up supplies for the war. He ran out of his house and saw Garet's younger brother sprinting towards him.

"What's wrong?" The Earth Adept asked. He stooped down to the boy's eye level.

"Felix's house…destroyed…Felix…hurt…Sheba and Jenna…missing…" Garet's brother wheezed, tired from running all over the place, looking for Isaac.

"What!" Isaac asked, his eyes widened in surprise.

"And…whoever did it…left this…" the boy said, handing Isaac a note. It read: If you want to see Jenna and Sheba again, meet me alone at the other side of Sol Sanctum. It was unsigned.

"How badly is Felix hurt?" Isaac asked after he read the note.

"Pretty…badly…won't die…but can't do…much," Garet's brother answered, feeling a little better.

"I'll be back. Don't worry," Isaac said, handing the boy the note and running off, the Sol Blade in hand, and all of his Djinni with him.

The Earth Adept ran faster then he ever had before. Jenna…Sheba…he had to rescue them. He would fight for them, for himself, and for Felix. The earth seemed to give him strength. His feet pounded the ground and he stopped. Nearly around Sol Sanctum, Alex was there.

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"Rising Dragon!" Ivan yelled, his Masume easily taking out any monsters daring to come near him. He neared Bilibin Cave. As he was about to enter, two familiar forms greeted him.

"Ivan!" Garet shouted in surprise as the Wind Adept ran at them, a ticked off look on his face.

"What are you doing here?" Mia asked, sharing Garet's look of confusion.

"You want the quick explanation or the long one?" Ivan demanded, severely annoyed.

"How long is the long version?" Garet asked nervously.

"Couple hours," Ivan answered. Mia and Garet shared a glance.

"Quick version please," Mia requested.

Ivan nodded. "Lemuria has declared war on Vale and Prox. Isaac and Felix are thinking up plans and we need help so we won't be overrun," Ivan said in one breath. The other two's eyes opened in surprise.

"Wha-Why!" they asked at the same time.

"We don't know. Piers' uncle's bird came and gave us a note. We know what was on that note and nothing more," Ivan explained.

Garet and Mia exchanged glances. "We'll help," they told the young Wind Adept.

"Then everyone's accounted for but Piers," Ivan sighed. He grabbed hold of his friends and activated the Teleport Lapis.

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"Garet!" Garet's little brother yelled when they reappeared at Vale. Garet grabbed Aaron in a bear hug.

"Garet wait! I need to tell you something!" he said, struggling a bit for air. He put down his brother, and the small boy told the three what he told Isaac earlier.

"When it rains, it pours," Mia mumbled slightly.

"Let me see that note," Ivan said. He read it through and handed it to Garet, who then handed it to Mia.

"Oh no! This is Alex's writing! I'd recognize it anywhere…" Mia gasped, dropping the note like a hot coal.

"Alex? Wait…he has the Golden Sun, doesn't he?" Garet asked. Mia just gave a nod.

"How can we defeat an immortal?" Ivan wondered rhetorically.

"With an immortal sword," Garet answered anyways. Mia and Ivan wondered what he was talking about.

"Let me see Felix. I can help," Mia said, ignoring Garet's last comment for a minute

Garet's brother nodded then showed them Felix, who was placed by the Psynergy Stone in the middle of town.

"Pure Ply!" Mia shouted when she saw the prone Earth Adept. A fairy danced over Felix. He groaned a little, but remained lying down.

"Will he be okay?" Ivan asked. Mia nodded reassuringly.

"Excalibur…Felix please, let me borrow it," Garet asked. Felix's left hand was wrapped around the sword. The young man gave another groan and dropped it. Garet picked it up and headed for his house, Mia and Ivan chasing after him.

"What are we doing here?" Mia questioned. Garet had discarded his normal sword and put Excalibur in its place. They walked into Garet's room. The Mars Adept went to his closet, and standing on tip toe, pulled out a long item, covered in a cloth. He placed the mysterious object on his bed and took the cloth off. A box.

Garet looked up. "Where's the Cleric's Ring?" he asked quietly.

"Jenna had it…" Ivan mumbled. Garet frowned, but opened the box anyways.

A sword, with a dark red handle, black blade with a hint of green in it lay there. It gave off an aura of power.

"What's- what's that?" Mia stuttered.

"The Dark Muramasa," Garet answered. He reached down and placed its sheath on his back. Carefully, he then reached for the sword.

"Don't touch it! It's cursed!" Ivan yelled, grabbing his friend's arm.

"I know Ivan, but it's the only thing that can help us beat Alex," Garet said, pushing Ivan away easily. Before Mia could try and stop him, he grabbed the hilt, and let out a shrill scream of pain.

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"What have you done with Jenna and Sheba!" Isaac demanded, staring Alex down. The Water Adept laughed.

"I assure you, they are safe. But only if you give me something I want," Alex smirked, pointing towards the Earth Adept.

"What?" Isaac hissed, narrowing his blue eyes.

"Your part of the Golden Sun," Alex said simply.

"What do you mean?" Isaac asked, clearly confused.

"You and the Wise One cheated me out of my dream for the complete Golden Sun! I need the part that the Wise One gave to you, or I'll never have that power!" Alex shouted.

"Well if that's true I'm not giving it up! I can't let you have it!" Isaac yelled back.

"Then we fight. If I win, I'll get that Golden Sun, and say goodbye to Jenna and Sheba," Alex grinned; the grin of a mad, desperate man whose been trapped under a mountain of rubble for over a month.

"And if I win, they'll be coming back with me, and the Golden Sun will be put back where it belongs," Isaac said coolly.

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Ivan, Mia, and Garet, who had the cursed sword stuck in his hand, ran for Sol Sanctum. The Jupiter Adept, who was much faster then the other two, had to stop repeatedly for them. Finally, they made it around.

"It is Alex!" Mia cried, hands flying up to cover her mouth in shock. Isaac, who was about to attack the villain, paused and looked back. Alex used his foe's pause to blast Isaac with a Diamond Berg.

Isaac was sent flying. With a curse, the blonde crashed into the dirt; pinned by a large block of ice. He struggled heroically, trying to set himself free.

"Liquifier!" Garet yelled, raising his left hand. Alex opened his eyes in surprise and was thrown back as well.

"Spark Plasma!" Ivan shouted; casting his hands skyward and assuming a summoning stance. Shining purple lightning bolts struck Alex several times. Smoking slightly, the Mercury Adept stood up. He glowed blue for a second, then smiled deviously.

"It'll take more then that to beat me!" Alex sneered.

"Something's not right," Isaac gasped, having finally managed to push the berg off, "He claims to have most of the Golden Sun, but he doesn't feel any different then the other time we met him."

"You're right," Garet agreed, never removing his gaze from the enemy.

"Except for the evil creeping from him, he does feel the same," Mia spat.

"So if he's lying, who has the Golden Sun?" Ivan wondered. Alex's eyes opened in surprise.

"I'm- I'm not lying! I'll show you the power of the Golden Sun!" Alex yelled.

"Silence fool! They know," a voice bellowed out. Everyone but Alex looked around in confusion. A door appeared by Isaac and opened. A mighty wind billowed from it and pulled Isaac in. He gave a shout of surprise as the vortex grabbed him, but was unable to break away. The door then shut, leaving the other four to stare incredulously.

"But Master! How will I defeat them!" Alex cried in despair, slumping to his knees. The door opened once more, but instead of a wind a beam of golden energy appeared, enveloping Mercury Lighthouse's former guardian. He seemed to grow; to get bigger, stronger, faster.

"This is not good!" Ivan breathed, taking an instinctive step back.

"FOOLS! PITFUL MORTALS! I SHALL DEFEAT YOU WITH MY BARE HANDS!" Alex bellowed. He rushed towards Mia, with every intent to kill.

"Not so fast!" Garet cried, drawing Excalibur in his left hand. He put the two swords into an X and jumped in front of he healer. Alex, fist outstretched, had too much momentum to halt. The swords and the fist connected. A standstill.

"Mia! Get back!" Ivan yelled, grabbing Mia's arm and moving her away from the fight.

"But we have to help Garet!" Mia argued, wrenching her arm from out of Ivan's grasp.

"Then help him by healing him at a distance! If we get to close, Garet's going to have a hard time defending himself and us," Ivan shrieked, now tugging frantically at the girl's robes..

"But what are you going to do?" Mia demanded angrily. Garet was swinging the Dark Muramasa and the Excalibur in expert fashion, blocking Alex's attack, and landing a hit occasionally.

"I'm going to find a way into that door," Ivan said, more calmly now that it seemed Mia wasn't about to throw herself into the fray and pointing a thumb over his shoulder at the door. He ran over as Mia turned back to look at Garet, casting a Full Wish, so she could heal him.

Ivan ran his hand over the door. He walked around it, brow furrowed with thought as he struggled to keep the fight out of his mind. Not expecting it to succeed, he tried opening it. He was right, it didn't work.

"I wonder…" Ivan muttered. He grasped the handle and whispered, "Reveal." The door suddenly disappeared, and a portal was there. Not even sparing a glance to Mia and Garet, he walked in.

To my two reviewers as of now.

Zaurak. Thanks sib!

GoldenSunGeek. Thank you as well! I hoped you enjoyed Part 2. Still more to come!