Golden Sun: Corruption
Written by Mikaa
Characters by Nintendo/Camelot/Retro Studios
Disclaimer - I, Mikaa, do not own the characters presented in this story, and am not making any money off of it.
Warning - This story is rated M for mature, for violence, explicit descriptions, language, and various other M-rated materials. You have been warned.
Chapter 2 - The First Victim Is...
Why did he go on?
Hungry, homeless, friendless, hunted, and still aching from his beating, Alex trudged on through the vast hills that spanned the path between Vale and... where was he to go? Certainly he could not return to Imil, they would actually hunt him down. He could not return to the southern areas, and Mercury help him if he went within rumor distance of Tolbi's reach. There were still warrants out on Felix, and they were wanting him alive; Alex's warrants, well. Though he had no real reason, he did want to breathe a while longer.
And Prox wanted nothing to do with him, especially if they heard of why he wanted the towers lit. Warriors were so simple in their thinking, they jumped to conclusions so fast. Or was it just Martians in general? That would explain Jenna and Garet.
Continuing to walk, Alex squinted as he noticed a figure on the horizon. The only light from the moon and Anemos (or so the legends went, he mused) was not enough to clearly illuminate the traveler, though he (or she, hard to tell at a distance) was traveling alone. And, oddly enough, heading in his direction. Coincidence?
One thing Alex learned long ago, was that coincidences were the result of the mind trying to deny possible truth. Summoning his psynergy, he cast a ward around him, just as a precaution. It was probably pointless, but best to keep on guard; who knew if this man was a bounty hunter, or a woman who was laying a trap?
Suddenly, with the blink of an eye, the figure was gone. Confused for a moment, the sound of grass crunching behind him sent Alex whirling to face... Isaac? What the hell?
A powerful backhand sent Alex sprawling to the ground. His right hand propped to hold his upper body up while his left whiped the blood from his jaw, Alex stared at the individual before him. It looked like Isaac, in body structure only. A horrid scar (with what looked like dried blood) ran down his face, his clothes were of a foreign make, and damned if he did not have a haze around him. It was as if the being before Alex was radiating a fog. Or evil. Or Alex was hit harder than he thought.
Trying to rise, the duplicate (there was no way Alex would accept that this was Isaac) grabbed him by the throat, eyeing him closely. No hint of emotions, no trace of morals, and almost no life were to be seen in those dark circles. Alex squirrmed, before casting a freezing attack that encased the doppleganger in a crystal of ice. Backing off, Alex tried to use his mind to turn the demented foe into solid ice, only to have his trap shattered. Quickly forming a blade from ice, Alex swung at the dark Isaac.
His attack was swiftly dodged, and upon turning to try again, a slash of the evil Isaac's hand caused a large gash in his chest, blood flowing freely as his muscle tissue was exposed. Dropping the sword as his strength left him, Alex was powerless as that powerful fist hit his face again, this time smashing his jaw, along with some teeth.
Falling to the ground, Alex was barely aware of something cold, sharp, and painful slicing through his neck. The last thing Alex saw, though, was that of a horrid nightmare, a large, five legged blob hovering over him, the look of hunger in its eyes...
End of Chapter