Guess it's time for chapter two. Enjoy. Also I'm starting my typo corner, where I notify all of the typos in the last chapter. Glad to see this story has had such response already!
Also, the map has all been shifted around to accompany the different boundaries.
1-There are two adepts for each element, not one for each element. That would bring the legendary heroes count to eight.
Alex inhaled the frosty morning air lustily, savoring the frozen capital of the island of Lemuria's scent. It had been eight years since he and Mia first heard the story of Alchemy being unleashed upon the world. They had trained and tried their best to become adepts of water mastering. Alex suggested traveling to the capital, but Mia was unable to leave her grandparents, so he traveled on his own.
Alex entered the Capital archives, starting his search with the eight legendary heroes. He hit the books rigorously, concentrating of the legendary hero of Wisdom, a male water adept said to have lived longer than any of the others. Suddenly Alex's face changed. First a look of horror stole upon his face, before contorting into one of fierce determination. Stowing the book under his cloak he stole from the archives swiftly to return to his shabby dwelling he had rented to concoct his plan.
The village of Vale was located on the border of the Fire and Earth nation, and had enjoyed peace and prosperity, even during the Great War. The village was especially famous for the heroes to have spent their life there after unleashing Alchemy. It was as if a blessing was upon the town, as especially strong masters were born there, and almost everyone became an adept and joined the ranks of the army. Four of the most promising masters were the siblings Felix and Jenna, an earth master and flame master, along with their cousin Garet on their father's side, and his best friend Isaac.
Twice a year, a great tournament was held. One for the fire masters at the start of the summer, and one for the earth masters at the end of the summer. The last day of summer had come, and it was down to the final two combatants, Isaac and Felix. "Are you ready?" said Felix, amber energy beginning to radiate from him. The crowd and announcer quieted as tradition dictated for the final match.
"When haven't I been?" answered Isaac, a hand raised with yellow power emitting from it. Suddenly, Felix slammed a hand to the ground, waves of earth flowing towards Isaac. The blonde haired master snorted derisively, as he raised his hand higher, and a column of stone shot him upwards, catapulting him over them, the platform sticking to his feet. He dropped his shoulder as he motioned for the earth to surround him in clay armor. Felix in turn clapped his hands together, causing a wall of earth to rise in front of him. Clenching his fist, which began to glow, he watched around the corner as earth gathered around Isaac thickening his armor, and causing him to drop faster. A split second before Isaac hit, Felix dropped his unclenched hand suddenly, and the wall dropped, sending the rocketing master into the ground causing a wave of dust to explode.
The glow of Felix's fist began to grow brighter as he waved his other hand, causing the dust to begin to settle. Suddenly spotting the armored silhouette, he unleashed a wave of pure energy, which gathered around his feet. The earth around him suddenly erupted, embedding all but his head. As the dust settled, Felix gasped in surprise as only an empty helmet stood on the mound of earth. Whipping around Felix spotted Isaac leaping from a tunnel, and hurling a wriggling mass of mud at him. It gathered around him as Felix began to raise an arm, before tightly bundling him in a mass of hardened clay.
Suddenly the crowd erupted, as the announcer shouted, "CONGRATULATIONS to Isaac, this year's winner!" Isaac walked to the podium, dropping his outstretched palm and freeing Felix. Taking his trophy, Isaac was suddenly bowled over by Jenna leaping upon him, her arms around his neck. "Isaac, you were great! Even though my brother thought this was going to be a repeat of last year, you nailed him!" she said, keeping her arms around him.
"Yeah, thanks Jen-"began Isaac before Felix's boot pried them apart. "Hey, keep it in private, you know I still don't approve of this." said the over protective brother. Jenna let go of Isaac reluctantly, giving him a chance to get up. Holding his hand out to Felix in an offer of sportsmanship, the brown haired master shook it. "No hard feelings?" offered Isaac.
"Don't worry about it. It was pretty stupid by opening up with the winning move from last year."
As the crowd dispersed, the three walked up to the falls. As Felix nonchalantly made an archway through the largest waterfall to avoid getting wet, he looked up asking, "When is Garet supposed to get back, Isaac?"
"Next week." he replied distractedly, looking around the hidden alcove once more. It had always seemed more mysterious than is actually was, but he never could figure out why.
The room behind the falls was a fair sized chamber, having been carved out long, long ago. On the back wall was a circle drawn on it with the earth master insignia, a mountain with arms and one eye.
Suddenly, Garet's younger brother, exclaiming, "Hey, Garet just returned, and he's got a girl with him!"
The three masters rushed to the edge of the city where Garet was carrying the blue haired robed girl, laying on his back. Isaac and Felix stopped in their tracks, staring at the girl, leaving Jenna to help Garet who was about to collapse. Sighing at the two earth masters, she helped Garet to the inn. Suddenly Isaac and Felix regained their senses, and followed swiftly, their jaws still dropped.
After getting the girl settled in the inn, the four friends sat at a table.
"Why back so soon cousin?" asked Felix, as a waitress brought them non-alcoholic drinks. Garet looked at the drink longingly, before taking a gulp of it, and beginning his story.
"You know, of course, that I went with Isaac's father to the Water Kingdom, to help with some destitute families in Imil, and everything went smoothly. Then, it was, err, three days ago I believe, that water masters marched into the town. They began gathering everyone together for evacuation. The family we were staying with saw them, and began to pack, when their granddaughter ran in, Mia (the girl that I was carrying.) She told me and Kyle, your dad of course, to hide. Before there was time to explain, the masters busted the door down. They shouted for us to give up, and they couldn't let us escape. When your dad leapt up Isaac…" here he paused hesitantly. "There had to have been five of them Isaac and they got your dad from the waist down. He told me and Mia to take off. When we finally thought we were safe, Mia told me that the Water Nation was going to start a war with us, all of because of someone named Alex, the king's new advisor. She broke down in tears, and suddenly she was frozen all over. I looked up from the cave we were in and saw a water master. I torched him before he could get me, but I defrosted her, and I got her back home. As soon as she's fixed up we have to go to the capital of Prox!"
Wow… Plot twist. Hurray. Read and Review.