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Chapter 1: The Ancient Tale
The rebuilt village of Vale, which now looked pretty much as it did before it got leveled, was shrouded in complete silence. Ever since that orb of light resembling the Golden Sun perched itself right next to it, everyone had been troubled deeply. They desperately prayed that this didn't signify yet another catastrophe, the village had been through enough already. Since nobody was sure what the glowing orb was, everyone had locked themselves up in their houses, just to be safe. However, there was one figure that was not confined within a house. A young boy with blonde hair was running as fast as he can towards one of the house near the base of the mountain (or at least where the mountain SHOULD have been). Gasping for breath, he knocked on the door three times, and an older boy, this one with red hair that was standing up straight, answered.
"Thanks Garet, long time no see."
"You too Ivan, so I'm guessing you're here for the same reason as the rest?" The red haired boy asked as he let the smaller boy in.
"The rest?" Ivan looked puzzled and peered inside the mayor of Vale's house.
There, around a big table, sat the six of the eight young heroes who had restored alchemy to Weyard. There was the 3 Valean sitting side-by-side: Isaac, Felix, and Jenna. Next to Isaac was an empty space, which must've been Garet's seat. Next to that sat Sheba and Piers. The last one sitting between Jenna and another empty seat was Mia, the Mercury Adept from Imil. They all greeted the newcomer.
"My sister said that she had been having a strange sense of foreboding lately, and when those lights appeared in the sky, I felt like something big was happening, so I came running here as fast as I could." Ivan explained as he took the last empty spot by Mia. His sister, Master Hama, was also of the Jupiter clan, and had the gift of foresight.
"You're not the only one, Mia came here after seeing that gold orb floating near the Golden Sun, and Sheba and Piers actually SAW those things up close." said Isaac.
"Actually, we didn't know about the other orb of light until Piers told us." Jenna pitched in.
"Yeah, to think that there is more than one of these... whatever they are. Any ideas?" Felix, the second-oldest (the oldest would be Piers, who's real age was unknown but could easily be a few hundred) of them and also Jenna's older brother, said as he looked around at the rest.
"No idea. What about you Piers? Surely there must be some clue as to what those are in Lemuria?" Sheba asked the blue haired Lemurian. He simply shrugged.
"Nothing. Absolutey nothing. There are no records what-so-ever that even mentions those things!"
The eight teenagers (Piers was one at least in appearance) pondered in silence for a moment, interrupted only by Garet's mother bringing Ivan some refreshments. Finally, the long silence was broken when Garet suddenly leapt off his chair and yelled, pointing at the window.
"Wha-what the heck is THAT!"
Everyone quickly looked out to see what the Mars Adept was making such a fuss about. They all gasped. The sky was filled with strange purple-and-pink ripples. Piers and Mia recognized it as an aurora, but that was supposed to occur only in the frigid northern and southern corners of the world, and even in those areas it was extremely rare to see one! ESPECIALLY not in the middle of broad daylight! But there it was, the beautiful, wondrous spectacle playing out right in front of them, defying the laws of nature.
At that moment, Garet gave another yell, startling the other seven.
"What NOW, Garet!" Jenna said exasperatedly, then gave a small jump at seeing a great rock with an eye in the middle floating in front of the fireplace.
"Wise One! What are you doing here!"
"I come with ill news, children. It seems that the rising of the Golden Sun had caused a chain of events that even I haven't anticipated..."
There were several exchanges of nervous glance. Sure, none of them really liked the floating piece of rubble, who had turned Isaac's dad and Jenna's parents into a monster and forced them to fight it, although he never intended to let the three die, but the Wise One was exactly what his name implied, a being who knew all. To think that there was something that even he missed was very disturbing.
"You all know, I presume, that two spheres of light has risen and headed to different corners of Weyard?" The Wise One continued. Everyone nodded their heads.
"I also presume that the two of you have noticed something familiar about them?" The Wise One turned to Sheba and Piers.
"Yes, the one Sheba saw apparently gave off the presence of Felix, Isaac, Garet and Jenna, while the one I saw felt like the rest of us." Piers confirmed.
"Which probably means that the one above us right now is related to Venus and Mars, while the other one is aligned with Jupiter and Mercury." Sheba concluded.
"Exactly... Now, I doubt that any of you realize that they really are?" This time, everyone shook their heads.
"It is an ancient tale, forgotten by nearly all that lives now... It is so old that I, too, had believed it was nothing more than a myth." The eight adepts, even Garet, listened with rapt attention.
"Long ago, when alchemy was at its peak, and the land of Weyard was one whole continent surrounded by the sea, a great war waged between the servants of Sol and the servants of Luna, or so they say. The servants of Luna desired to engulf the world in eternal twilight, and therefore fought against the followers of Sol. It was called The Sundering. The devastation was so terrible that the continent split, and after countless millennia it has formed into the Weyard that stands today. "
"The war ended with this catastrophic event, which took the lives of many and crippled the leaders of each side, who were both entities of great power. The forces of Sol had managed to subjugate their foes at last, and the leader of the servants of Luna, who was much too powerful to be destroyed, was sealed away. However, his last words troubled the leader of the Sol. He vowed to take revenge, and bring forth the era of twilight one day. It was then the Golden Sun was said to have set. The leader of Sol thought it was for the best that alchemy be sealed away, and he trapped the elements in the four elemental stars and erected the lighthouses. At the same time, he sealed himself within the Sol Spire, just as he had sealed his enemy within the Luna Obelisk, in order to protect the world should the need ever arise." He paused and again turned towads Sheba and Piers.
"As I have said, I had believed this to be just an ancient myth, but looking at what is happening now, and the fact that you two have actually seen these great towers, there can be no doubt."
An uneasy tension arose within the house.
"It appears that the Warrior of the Moon is about to fulfill his vow..."
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Far south of Vale, on the continent of Osenia, a small band of travelers from Alhafra stood shocked and astounded. They were on their way to Mikasalla for personal reasons, and had come as far the Yampi Desert, when something completely beyond their comprehension happened.
It was Snowing in the Yampi Desert...
End of Chapter 1
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