A quicker update than usual and my longest chapter ever! I felt like writing, so here is chapter 8.
Chapter 8: A surge of Power
Weeks passed. Sailing took a long time. We've visited all corners of the Eastern Sea with no sign of Felix whatsoever. Not surprisingly, to me at least. If my appearance hadn't hindered history, we would still meet them at the Jupiter Lighthouse. Each place we visited, however, provided us with clues of where they were headed. And each time we got there, the ones we were chasing would already have left again.
More recently, I had a feeling that something was driving me towards the west. I don't know what it was. It may very well have been the mysterious Black Box. I still hadn't remembered where I had seen it, and I still wasn't able to open it. It's purpose remained unknown. And in all these weeks, no word of my Brother. Only that constant urge to sail westwards. After more than three days, I couldn't stand it anymore. I had to tell the captain. A bit uneasy, I went to Isaac's cabin. For the moment we were a bit clueless of where to go. Maybe he would like my suggestion. Politely I knocked on the door. After a positive 'enter' I went inside.
Isaac was sitting on his bed reading a book about something. He laid it next to him and looked up. "Hey Sephiroth. What's up?" I searched for the right words, but couldn't find any. I sighed deeply. "Take a seat, maybe it'll go better." He urged, pointing to the empty chair next to his small desk. I gratefully took place.
"It's just… Don't think of me as crazy, but recently I…" I hesitated "I got the feeling that something wants me to go westwards very, very badly."
Isaac raised an eyebrow. "Curious. I've got this feeling to for a few days." Surprised, I looked up. "You do?" He nodded.
"I can't tell what it is." He continued "It's just like you said: A feeling. An urge to go there."
"And… what will you do?" I asked.
"Tell the others and then follow this feeling, logically." He replied.
I grinned and nodded. "Thanks. Makes me feel better that I'm not the only one 'feeling' things."
"No problem Sephiroth. We'll be of before the day ends." I gave him my thanks and left the cabin.
And so westwards we went. To our surprise, well, not for me, the rocks that had blocked the Gondowan Cliffs were gone, allowing us passage to the great Western Sea. During the journey I often studied the black box. I withdrew in my cabin. For some reason I wished to be left alone. I had noticed that since we got to the Western Sea, the Black Box seemed to act differently. Whenever I laid my hands on it, I was sure I could feel some kind of power reacting inside it. What was it? From all riddles my brother has given me, this one was the greatest. I kept faith that I would know the answer soon, seeing as the inside of the box had been acting different than weeks and weeks ago when I first got it. Something told me that something incredible was going to happen soon. I could only guess what. The events at Jupiter Lighthouse that were sure to follow? Or something more related to me? Probably the second, I thought.
A knock on my door. I put the Black Box away. "Enter." It was Mia.
"Sephiroth, get on deck please. According to the map, we'll be sailing on the river, that'll take us into Ateka Continent, soon."
"Okay, I'll be there in a minute." She nodded and disappeared, leaving me to my thoughts again. Ateka continent. So soon already? That would mean we would soon reach the great Jupiter Lighthouse. Somehow I felt scared. Why? I didn't know. Sighing I grabbed the Souba, put the Black Box at my belt and left for the deck. There I saw Isaac carefully steering the ship into the river. Sailing stream upwards would require more Psynergy out of them. I felt sorry for not being able to help them with this. After all, I could not use Psynergy. I had only my Souba. But for me that was enough.
"Will you be alright, Isaac?" I asked carefully. The venus adept didn't look away from where he was heading, but nodded.
"I'll be fine Sephiroth." He replied. "Ivan's on the lookout, can you watch the prow of the ship?"
"Of course." I smiled, heading to my post. With Ivan's sharp eyes and my close watching of the river we safely guided the ancient ship over he river through the continent of Ateka. Even though I kept a close eye on the river, I also was able to marvel at the great beauty of this continent. Unlike Gondowan or Osenia for example, this was a continent without many villages. A few little settlements at the coasts, and of course Contigo, but that would probably be it. After a few hours Garet took my place and I went inside to get some rest. We would probably arrive at the Ateka Inlet within two days. From there it would perhaps be a half day walk to Contigo and from there a day to the Lighthouse. I sighed and fell down on my bed. That would still be four days of uncertainty.
I would never forget the look on Ivan's face when he heard it. For me it had been a known fact, but for the young adept this news was certainly stunning. I saw that he couldn't really believe it. "I have a… sister…?" He continued to stammer. Yes, we had reached Contigo after about three days, and Ivan had felt the place to be somehow familiar. And the more he looked around, the more people he talked to, the more people's mind he read, the more clear it became for him. This was where he came from. Here the great merchant Hammet had picked him up. Here he had had a sister before he was taken under Hammet's wing. I could relate to him, somehow. I remember the first time when she was old enough to understand it. The time she finally understood what being a 'sorceress' mend. It was kind of the same as with Ivan.
Night had began to fall, we would head to the Lighthouse tomorrow. But I couldn't sleep that night. It was so warm. I had to get some fresh air. Silently I went outside. I saw somebody in the distance, at the ruins of Anemos sanctuary. I knew who it was. As still as I could I went to him.
"You couldn't sleep either, Ivan?" I asked, sitting down beside him on a fallen pillar. The young adept shook his head.
"I've learned much today…" he whispered silently, not looking at me.
"You're not happy that you found out the truth?"
He shook his head. "It's not that." He hung his head. "I have a sister and all these years I didn't know. It actually hurts. Why didn't she come along when Hammet took me? Or why couldn't I stay here?" He sighed deeply. I laid my hand on his shoulder.
"Sometimes those who love us and protect us do drastic or weird things to help us." I told him. "Look at my brother. Didn't he cause the storm and nearly drowned Mia, just because he was convinced I would succeed at saving her and at understanding?" He listened carefully. "I'm sure it was the same with you Ivan. I'm sure that whoever gave you to Hammet wanted the best for you, had the best intentions for you."
"I know." Ivan replied, still in a sad voice. "But sometimes that's hard to accept. Aren't you angry at your brother sometimes?"
"Of course." I smiled to him. The moon gave enough light for us to see. "I've been angry at him for risking Mia and your lives so many times. But in the end, didn't it work out for the best? I'm angry at him for always leaving me with questions, but I also know that I'll always get an answer sooner or later. Whatever he does, I know I can trust him. His actions don't change that."
"I hope it can be the same for me and my sister. It's painful. We've been here for almost an entire day and I didn't even meet her yet!" I patted his shoulder, easing him.
"Ivan, patience is a great virtue. You've been waiting for fifteen years. What's a few more days? I've been waiting for almost two months for the answer on the Black Box, and I still haven't gotten it." I closed my eyes peacefully. "Those who loves us and those we love are people worth of our trust, even if their actions speak otherwise. Remember that Ivan. Friends and loved ones, if you really trust them, their actions won't fool you. Never."
"Thanks…" He said. I put my arm around him and gave him a brotherly hug.
"Common, we should get some sleep. Tomorrow may be a very long and tiring day."
I marvelled at the beauty of the Lighthouse. So ancient, yet still feeling so powerful! We had left very early in the morning and had reached the great Jupiter Lighthouse a bit after noon. As soon as we went inside, I had seen what I had expected. Like the opened doors and moved statues.
"Somebody has been here before. And not long before." I whispered. Mia nodded.
"Sephiroth is right. Do you think Felix and the others are already here?"
Isaac thought for a moment and eventually replied: "I think so. They reached every other lighthouse before we did."
"All the more reason for us to keep moving!" Garet remarked. We all agreed and hurried further. Even through the hordes of monsters and the urgency, I was able to marvel at the Lighthouse's beauty as much as I wanted to. My world had contained some great things mankind had build very long ago, but this topped everything, even if it wasn't sure if man had build this. But that didn't take away the beauty.
"There's a way outside." Ivan said, pointing at the light falling inside at the opposite side of the room. I slashed off the head of a living suit of armour, making it fall lifeless on the ground, before burning away into ash. Isaac and Garet just killed the last of the giant scorpions that had attacked us. Mia quickly scooped our condition up with a quick casting of Wish Well. Isaac didn't bother to sheet the Gaia Blade. He walked past Ivan.
"Okay, we'll head that way. Hopefully it'll lead to the beacon and will we still be able to stop Felix and the others."
"How will we stop them, actually?" I asked, emotionless. Isaac hung his head and sighed deeply. "I hope to reason with them."
"And if that isn't possible?"
"Then we'll fight."
I nodded and then continued to follow Ivan.
I didn't want to watch. But I had to. I recognized the path on the outside of the Lighthouse we were walking on now. I recognized the two stone slabs that formed a bridge of roughly two metres. I knew what would happen. But I didn't dare to warn them. I didn't have the right to mess with history. Isaac and Ivan walked in front of the group. Behind them, Mia and Garet. Then I came. Isaac and Ivan just had crossed the small bridge, when the two stone slabs folded downwards, making Mia fall downwards on the small edge under it. I felt guilty.
"Mia!" Garet called out, looking down. We were separated from Isaac and Ivan. "Wait, I'll save you!" The Mars adept jumped down before Mia could even finish her "No, don't!"
A badly calculated jump. I looked away, I didn't want to see it. When I did dare to look again, Mia was desperately holding Garet, who was dangling with one arm at the small edge. A few pieces that had broken of fell towards the depths below. We were very high above the ground. I shivered at the thought of Garet losing his grip.
"Mia!" Isaac cried.
"Garet!" Ivan called.
Isaac looked over the gap towards me. "Are you alright, Sephiroth?"
I quickly nodded. "I'm fine, but Mia and Garet!" No more words were needed. My heart was racing, nearly pounding out of my chest.
"Garet, you're only using one arm to hang on, what's wrong?" Mia pleaded.
"It's totally numb!" The Mars Adept replied, cursing. "I must have hurt it when I fell…"
"You shouldn't have tried to save me when I fell into this hole." Mia apologized.
"Really Mia, don't apologize, I really wasn't going to leave you down here." Desperately Mia tried to pull up Garet, but had to give up after a few tries. I never felt more powerless before in my life, except for when I was running when I heard the gunshots a year ago.
"I'm sorry Garet, I'm not strong enough to pull you up." She turned to Isaac, I could see she was biting away her tears. "Please Isaac, you have to save Garet!"
Isaac clenched his jaw and turned to Ivan. "This looks bad Ivan. We've got to find a way to get them out of there, and fast!"
"No, I'm afraid you won't be doing that."
That's when I first heard her voice. That menacing, serpent-like voice. From around the corner the two Mars adepts, Agation and Karst appeared, smiling broadly at the success of their trap. Karst, Menardi's sister, sent a shiver down my spine. It is when one would see her in real life that you would realize just how fearsome she is, and then I'm not even speaking about Agatio. Although I never could stand the strong, muscular man because he used his fist as a weapon (I happen to love swords), I now didn't dare to accuse him of not following Saturos' example to use a sword as weapon. The voice of Ivan put me out of my thoughts again.
"Who are you?" Ivan's voice sounded different. Angry, yes, but it was trembling slightly. I understood, he was afraid. And I caught myself, of being afraid to. They were out of my reach, I was powerless. I felt useless and my chest hurt. Because of that.
"Me? Why, I'm Karst." The Proxian replied.
"And I'm Agatio."
"If you're not here to help my friends, then get out of my way so I can do it myself!" Isaac sneered. For the first time I really saw him angry. The sight of him was… impressing to say the least. But still however, nowhere near as impressing and dangerously looking as Karst and Agatio.
"I'm sorry, but your friends will have to wait for a little while. You have a debt to repay." The woman smiled poisonously. I couldn't stand it. I felt Agatio's gaze to fall on me.
"Five?" He wondered. "I thought Alex said there would be only four of them?"
"What does it matter?" Karst questioned. "That brat is out of reach. And look at him cowering in fear. No, let us focus on the big fish."
"You said 'debt'." Ivan said. "What do you mean, debt? We've never seen you before!"
"Regardless, you've done Karst here a great wrong, and you are becoming a hindrance to us." Agatio replied, shrugging. Isaac started to understand.
"Wait a second, you two look familiar somehow, do you know Saturos and Menardi?"
"So you're not such a fool after all, Isaac!" Karst exclaimed in a over-girly voice. "You're right, we're from the same clan. The Mars clan from the frozen lands of Prox."
"Prox? Never heard of it." Ivan shrugged. Agatio turned around, shaking his head. I nervously glanced at Mia. She seemed to constantly look from Isaac to Garet. I so wished I could help her.
"That doesn't surprise me." Agatio continued. "Prox hangs at the edge of extinction. And the seal on Alchemy is responsible!"
"What are you saying? That doesn't make any sense." Poor Isaac, I sighed in defeat, if only he knew…
"It doesn't matter." Karst interrupted. "Because soon we'll bring Prox back from the brink of extinction and make all people of Weyard kneel down before us!"
"Nad you really think we'll let you, after hearing all this crap?" Isaac viciously screamed.
"See? You're a hindrance." Karst smiled in triumph.
"And Felix, was he trying to help you?" Ivan asked, trying to keep talking as long as possible.
"Actually" Karst said "We don't know what Felix's objectives are. And we don't care, as long as he lights the beacon of Jupiter Lighthouse."
"Then get out of our way!" Isaac said, grabbing the Gaia Blade a bit tighter. "We're here to stop Felix!" The two Mars Adepts mockingly shook their heads.
"Move!" Ivan insisted "Or we'll have to move your ourselves."
"Do you hear that, Karst?" Agatio grinned "They are actually willing to fight?"
"Does that mean you will leave your friend… hanging?" Karst mocked. Isaac immediately remembered Garet and worriedly looked down at his friend, still hanging onto the edge, trying to keep his grip.
"So that's the deal huh?" He concluded, standing up again and facing the two. "You came here to fight us?"
"Oh, did you figure that out all by yourself? Impressive, I'm quite fond of smart boys." Karst replied with a sweet wink. It only enraged Isaac further.
"If you really are the brats that defeated Saturos and Menardi, you've earned yourself some new foes!" Agatio stated, taking a step forward into their direction.
"And trapping Garet and Mia was part of your plan?" I was surprised to hear myself speak for the first time since the two had appeared.
"We didn't plan to snare both of them." Karst shrugged. "Though that was a pleasant surprise."
"Cowards!" Ivan shouted. "Stop playing dirty and fight fair!"
Karst shook her head. "Answer me this, would you still cry foul if you were fighting us four on two?"
Ivan looked at her sideways. "I hope you don't think we're afraid of fair fight, two on two." I hung my head. I really didn't want to watch. I felt helpless over and over again, and didn't notice that the Black Box was becoming warmer.
"Oh, I'm sorry we misguided you." Karst said in a fake apology. "But we have a third, a Water Adept… Alex!"
The surprise on Isaac and Ivan's faces said enough. Both wondered aloud if the Alex Karst was talking about was the same Alex from Mia's clan. But meanwhile Karst started looking around confused.
"Karst, what is it?" Agatio wondered.
"It's Alex!" she shrieked. "He's gone!"
"Well, good riddance I'd say. Honestly, I was going to do the same to him I'm about to do to them…" Then he sighed deeply. "My only regret is that I wont be able to wipe that sneering smile of his face."
"Ah well…" Karst grinned evilly. "Just take your frustration out on these brats!" In a second she had turned around, drawn her scythe and charged at Isaac, who barely had time to raise his Gaia Blade in defence. Ivan darted out of the way to avoid Agatio's first punch and drew his Swift Sword in the meantime.
And now I just didn't want to look anymore. I wanted to turn away, or go to them, or do just something! But I could only watch from the side I was standing. I couldn't help Garet and Mai either, as I had no material that would be of use. I could go around to get to them, but I remembered that I would need a few Psynergitic abilities and I couldn't use Psynergy. I was literally stuck. I fell on my hands and knees, shaking my head. Only two metres away from me my two best friends were fighting a battle on life and death. And I could do nothing. What if history was indeed changed? What if Isaac and Ivan wouldn't survive because Felix wouldn't arrive soon enough? I looked down below, at a path way below us, looking for a sign of the other adept party. But saw none. I couldn't believe this. This was Weyard's History. My brother had no hand in this. And I could do nothing. Surely my brother couldn't allow this?! I banged with my fists on the floor, cursing it all, but my cries went lost in the cries of the heated battle that was only a few feet away from me. Psynergy and weapons flew through the air. I could hear the groans of my friends. They were having trouble. I knew it. As powerful as there was no way they could face, with no healer like Mia, two Master Mars Adepts.
I cried.
I could feel the tears running down my cheeks as I fell on the floor of the magnificent Lighthouse in a piece of sobbing garbage. How could this be?! Was there really nothing I could do? I didn't notice the warm Black Box at all.
"Brother…" I sobbed "This can't be how you want it to go, there is just no way…" I looked up into the grey sky, crying. Hating. Cursing.
Then I gasped.
A black feather fell down, straight in my extended hand. A large black feather from an Angel Wing. I carefully cupped the feather, my tears going away. I held it to my chest, and it calmed me. I still wasn't alone. But I was still helpless. "Brother…"
"Isaac… I… I can't keep going anymore… I'm…" I looked up, seeing Ivan gasp for breath. He had been badly beaten up by Karst, even though she didn't look unharmed either. His chest was slashed open by a quick swipe of her scythe and he collapsed. It filled me with horror but also tremendous rage. "Keep it together Ivan!" Isaac yelled, looking to Ivan. Allowing Agatio to strike…
"Ha, you're a fool! Never let your concern distract you in battle!" Agatio did a step forward and raised his hand. "Rising Dragon!" And even though I didn't want it, I felt an Iron grip forcing me to keep looking. How the snake-like dragon made from Mars Psynergy erupted from the ground, biting with it's jaws into Isaac's flesh, scooping him of the ground and high into the air, where it exploded with the force of Karst's Supernova. I flinched as I heard Isaac's scream of pure pain echo through the lighthouse. With a horrible, sickening crack Isaac landed on the ground and collapsed, he had to have broken something. The world froze. It had become silent. Even Mia had seen what had happened. So had Garet. The wind blew sideways against me, playing softly with my hair. I was shocked. His scream. Her scream. It had been almost the same. It was like somebody had stabbed an ice-cold knife in my heart.
"We did it Agatio!" Karst exclaimed in triumph. Agatio heaved and bent over, letting his hands rest on his knees. "It was close, but we did it." Then he did a jump backwards.
"He's still alive?!" The face of the Mars adept was decorated with surprise. "Even after that blow?"
"Heh, he's no warrior. His concern for his friends allowed us to strike." Karst smirked. "It would be a shame if you and I ever had to regret letting him live…" They nodded to each other, advancing towards my friends. I waited for a second. What? No Kraden who called out to Isaac to watch out?! Desperation and rage got the better of me. I did a few step backwards, then ras as fast as I could and jumped unnaturally high. Over the gap, over Isaac and Ivan, and I landed straight in front of the two Mars Adepts. With a swift motion I unsheathed the Souba.
"If you want to kill them, you'll need to get past me first!"
"Getting a bit desperate, are we?" Karst mocked. "You saw how we beat the two of them. And you alone would be able to stop us?"
"I'll do everything it takes to protect them." I shrugged.
"Sephiroth…" Isaac hissed, in pure pain. "Don't… just… just go…"
"Yes." Karst nodded. "That would be the best thing to do little boy. Run away and you'll live."
"Wrong." I replied, holding the Souba tighter. "I wouldn't be able to live with myself."
I put the feather between my belt and readied myself to get beaten badly.
"Fine. Then we'll kill five."
Karst had advanced as quick as lightning, but my reflexes were fast too. I had raised the Souba in time to block it. When she readied another strike, I ducked and kicked her legs from under her. I jumped out of the way just in time to avoid Agatio's punch, making him run into Karst instead. Grudgingly the female warriors got up and brushed herself of.
"Not bad." She poisonously smiled. Then she came again with that lightning speed. I realized she had to be using her Death Scythe technique. I was relieved that I could count of my reflexes in this battle, but it still took all my Kadaj skills out of me to block and defend myself against her next barrage of scythe swipes. Add Agatio to that and I got even more trouble, constantly twisting and turning to protect myself from their attacks. I ducked forward and got from between them. I jumped up and landed on a higher edge again. Karst raised her scythe and cast Supernova, blowing it up. I had however counted on that and jumped just in time. I raised my blade, planning to bring it down hard on her. I was merely inches away from her when a searing heat blew me out of the way, blasting me hard against the floor.
"Rolling Flame." I cursed. Karst appeared at my side again, scythe raised. "Not so fast." I hissed, jumping up again and lashing out with my Souba. She blocked it and shook her head.
"It's useless you know. Just give up and we'll do it swift and painless." I clenched my jaw and took a step back. She was right. It was hopeless. But I just couldn't give up now, could I? I had to continue. Buy time so maybe Felix would show up and save Isaac and my other friends. Even if I died buying time, I hoped it would be enough for them to continue living.
"Never. I can't give up."
"Too bad I guess." The warrior smiled. "Than we're done toying."
She raised her scythe. I knew she would cast Supernova and tried to get to her before she could do so, but a fire ball shot straight past me, not allowing me to go any further. A powerful blast of Psynergy threw me backwards and my body groaned in pain. But before I could even land Agatio was there to deliver me a hard punch straight in my chest. I gasped for air, trying not to scream. I tried to get up again, coughing and holding my hand on my chest in pain. I raised the Souba and myself but Karst slashed out with her scythe, knocking my sword out of my hands. I saw it disappear over the edge of the Lighthouse.
"My Souba!" I cried. My gift! My Brother's gift! Gone!
"Oh don't cry. Just go after it." A sharp pain in my side and the next moment I felt myself falling over the edge of the Lighthouse. I reached my hand out, trying to grab something. Somehow I managed to grab the edge of the floor Isaac and Ivan laid on. I looked down below. I saw my Souba, still falling and eventually disappearing on the ground, lost forever. Above me the triumphant Karst appeared. I gave her my most hateful look. It was over. She would slash my hand of or something and I would fall towards my death, just like my Souba. And then Isaac and Ivan would still be killed, even after my best attempts to buy time.
"Well, well." The mars Adept mocked. "What do we have here? Oh, garbage. Let's get rid of it." She raised her scythe. I didn't know why, but in a last attempt to defend myself I took the Black Box and threw it wit hall my might at the woman. She reacted quick enough and knocked it away, sending it sailing through the air. Then I noticed something. Her scythe had slashed through the box. It had opened. A bit of greenish, thick fluid came out of it as it seemed to fall in slow-motion towards the depths below.
And it was now that I realized what it was.
"Noooo!!!" How I did it I would never know. But I collected all my strength that was left in me and pulled me up, on the floor. I ran and then dove after the Black Box. I grabbed it in mid-air and held it close to me. I looked inside. Then let the substance, whatever it was, gush out of the box, on my chest. I somehow knew that I had to do this. My body absorbed this fluid and the now empty black box flew away. I held my arms over my chest, trying to keep any fluid from going to waste.
I felt pain.
It was like thousand needles pierced my body at the same time. My vision began to darken. Jolts of pain over and over flew through body. I looked up and smiled madly. I was still falling through the air, but I was able to grin.
"My completion…" I whispered to Karst. "I owe it to you…"
I folded my arms tighter around myself. The pain became unbearable. I screamed. Everybody that was there at that moment, Garet, Mia, Isaac, Ivan, Agatio and Karst. All who could put their gazes on me. A thin, black smoke rose from my body. I coughed and gasped for breath. I crashed against a lower floor. My body shook and twisted. I slowly stood up, my body screaming. The black smoke seemed to come from my skin, like it was on fire. I tried to straighten myself, but barely could. I gazed up and saw Karst falling towards me. I couldn't believe she had jumped after me, so bend on killing me. I raised my hands, it was like I felt my muscles tear. I had nothing to stop her approaching scythe. My Souba gone and my body in ruins. Yet I still felt the urge to raise my hands, as if it was a last, desperate try to stop her. I braised myself for the impact. Karst and I collided.
A surge of power coursed through me at the moment of the impact.
The moment Karst scythe had to make contact with my skull it had been stopped by something invisible. It was also on that moment, the moment the scythe hit that thing, that I had felt that power. It had happened in a second. Power all over my body, then streaming outside. All in one second. The impact and the sudden power that streamed out of me in that second even blew the dust under my feet metres away, it moved the air so much that it made my long, black coat wave like a powerful wind blew and played with it, just like my hair. Karst was shocked. I saw my hands, now gloved with black, leather gloves. And my wrists were decorated with iron wrist protectors. I felt my iron shoulder protectors fluidly move as I moved my arms, no longer with pain. A stream of green energy gathered between my outstretched hands. The thing that had stopped the scythe now took form. Karst could only gasp as a new, powerful and long katana of legends suddenly appeared out of tin air in my hands. She then looked at my face.
"The tables are turning…" I whispered, no longer with my own voice. My voice was older, more calm and actually had that 'menacing' touch to it. I looked up, looked her in the face, stared in her eyes. "Karst…" And as I spoke her name, a familiar melody began to play.
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My longest chapter ever! I hope you guys enjoyed it. The reason of this quicker update was because I just felt like writing and I had the inspiration to do it. So here it is. Next chapter will also come soon. Title of the next chapter will be 'One Winged Angel'.
I also apology if some of the dialogue with the Jupiter lighthouse events isn't fully correct. It's been a while since I played the Lost Age.
The reason for the huge jump forward in time is because there were'nt actually many more events to fill. I could have thought up many, but the entire journey of Isaac through the Eastern Sea is just him chasing Felix's group. That's why I shortened this journey a bit. Don't worry though, this story is far from halfway, so there will still be plenty of reading fun if you're worried. This epic won't stop after the events on Mars Lighthouse.
Okay, enough said. Read, enjoy and maybe review?