Hey there, here's the next chapter. This will center mostly on the group back in Kalay, but Matthew's group eventually shows up again in this chapter. And it will have more action.
Two more OCs will be showing up, here. For this story, they'll be Tyrell and Karis' respective mothers since Ivan and Garet apparently didn't marry any of the party members from the first two games. Well, Mia could probably have been Ivan's or Garet's wife, but that seems unlikely. Mia's husband will just be another OC for this fic.
Disclaimer: Golden Sun was created/developed by Nintendo/Camelot.
Chapter X: Kalay Under Siege
Felix and his group managed as best they could while waiting for Isaac, either gathering information from the people of Kalay or heading out to nearby islands. Josh and Sonja worked with the Ayuthay, Morgal and Bilibin soldiers to set up defenses with Lord Hammet's permission.
The following day, Felix stood outside the inn as he pondered what he should do next. His son joined him after finishing a light breakfast of toast"Father, is anything troubling you? Mom said you were quiet last night."
"I could never hide anything from Sheba, eh? Well, turns out I may have lost a bit of the power of the Golden Sun after my run in with Alex. Age is catching up to me, somewhat. I don't understand why, so don't ask. It doesn't really bother me, though" replied the elder Adept.
"Josh, there's something I think you need to see" burst Sonja, approaching.
"What's wrong?" inquired Felix.
"Something's coming from beyond the coast" replied Sonja, pale.
"What?" Felix glanced towards the sea and spotted a Zeppelin zooming towards Kalay"That looks suspicious. Go warn Lord Hammet and the others, I will go see what this is about."
Josh nodded and returned to the palace with Sonja. Felix rushed towards the coast where over a dozen Tua Soldiers landed. With them were three of their four commanders. One of them smirked"Well, well, if it isn't Felix. I am Relena."
"Relena... Never heard of you. But how do you know of me?" inquired Felix, putting his hand on his sword.
"Prox isn't really THAT far from the Tuaparang Empire, the Warriors of Vale are renowned throughout the world especially. Enough pleasantries" Relena signaled her men to charge into Kalay.
"Relena, leave this scum to me" said Blados, drawing his sword.
"Oh no, go ahead with the others. I will deal with him" sneered Relena, fixing her gaze on the brunette.
Blados hesitantly nodded and walked ahead with Chalis. Felix suspected he would not be able to defeat Relena and warn the others at the same time if he fought, so he used Sand Psynergy and circled to the east side of the coast.
"What the? Hm. Well played" smirked Relena, watching as the lump of sand sped away as far as it could before morphing back into a man.
Sheba had finished her breakfast and was walking outside when she caught sight of dark-clad soldiers spreading out to attack, what was more that Gillmen and Lizard monsters were marching onto the beach from the southwest side"Oh no."
"Doesn't look too good, that's for sure" murmured a Beastman soldier who was helping to guard Kalay.
A Gillman rushed Sheba, who jumped back and countered with a Bolt spell. The Ayuthay, Bilibin and Morgal soldiers hurried to intercept the invaders.
"What the devil is going on?" Garet emerged from the inn, rubbing his eyes. The Fire Adept had slept in.
"Garet!" Sheba cried as a monster snuck up on the Fire Adept, who spun and countered with a fireball.
Nowell approached her"Are you okay?"
"Yes, but we've got trouble" sighed Sheba, hurrying towards a Tua Warrior who was about to open fire at a nearby building.
Josh and Sonja rushed into Lord Hammet's throne room. The man addressed them"What's going on?"
"Felix has spotted something coming from the coast" replied Sonja, hurriedly.
"Its Tuaparang" Felix entered the throne room, a bit winded from using his Sand Psynergy and running.
"So they finally show their shady faces, here" a woman with greenish blond hair emerged from the landing. She was very similar to Karis, except she wore a light purple cape over a jade tunic with a pair of blue pants. She even wore a pair of gauntlets and armor the same color as the other Kalay soldiers.
"Captain Florianna, what do you plan to do?" inquired Layana, Hammet's wife. She was surprised to hear of Tuaparang's sudden attack.
Florianna replied, her hand near a short sword she'd carried in its sheath on her belt"Its obvious, no? Kick their behinds and teach them what it means to mess with Kalay. The Kalay Army should be ready for combat, so I will respond to this situation as swiftly as I can."
"But the Warriors of Vale who are in our town may have already acted if we had indeed just been attacked, but you may aid them" replied Hammet.
Florianna nodded and proceeded to leave the room. Josh addressed Hammet"Who is she?"
"She is a former Noblewoman of Bilibin. Surely you have met Karis' mother, Captain Florianna of Kalay's soldiers?" said Hammet with a raised eyebrow.
"That's her, no doubt. But I have only met her once" said Sonja, running outside after the older woman. Josh followed, sheepish. Felix left with them.
Garet and Sheba intercepted the monsters as they simultaneously cooperated with their allies to fight off the Tua invasion force. Several Bilibin and Ayuthay soldiers fell in the initial attack, so the two Warriors of Vale stayed close to the remaining Bilibin, Kalay, Morgal and Ayuthay soldiers to provide support.
"Persistent buggers" grumbled a Tua warrior, firing a bullet at Garet. The Fire Adept barely managed to evade and countered with a fireball, incinerating his opponent.
The Kalay soldiers at the coast intercepted the remaining monsters before they got too close to the town. The battle lasted for over an hour, due to the ferocity and tenacity of the Tuaparang soldiers. Blados and Chalis watched the battle while Relena blasted aside a couple Kalay soldiers as she looked around for Felix.
"Looking for me?" Felix popped up from a nearby garden and shot a Quake Spell, staggering the Tuaparang Captain. Three more Tua Warriors charged forward with their weapons poised to defend their captain.
"Heh. Dark Volt" grinned Relena, hitting Felix with a dark psynergy spell, staggering the veteran warrior.
"Stop right there" Florianna, Josh and Sonja had caught up after disposing a couple Tua Warriors who tried to infiltrate Kalay Palace.
Relena stood and readied a Dark Energy Wall, blasting the three newcomers. Felix hurried to administer a herb to his comrades while Sheba and Garet suddenly joined the fray, albeit slightly exhausted from the battle.
"That's why the pawns always go first" Chalis grinned as she watched from a nearby building.
A Kalay soldier rushed to Florianna"Ma'am! Piers' ship is approaching!"
"About time Isaac got back here" sighed Garet, throwing Liquifer at Relena. The Dark Adept dodged and countered with a dark bolt, which the Fire Adept countered with a Fireball. Nearby, Sheba, Felix and Florianna fought off the remaining soldiers.
"I suppose I underestimated the Warriors of Vale. Commander Torang and Arcanus would be very interested" remarked the woman.
"Growth!" Vines ensnared Relena for a moment before a blade slammed into her, knocking the Dark Adept out.
"Takeru, what kept you?" asked Felix.
"Got held up fighting off some Gillmen" shrugged the Nihan Prince.
"What went on, here?" Matthew, Isaac and the rest of their group returned to find the city smoking slightly. The majority of their allies were face to face with three of Tuaparag's commanders.
"Tuaparang attacked us and killed a few of our allies" replied Florinana.
Karis ran up to the older woman"Mother, you're safe. I feared the worst when Isaac and I saw the smoke."
"I'm just glad you're safe. Did your group find what you were looking for?" inquired the older woman.
Blados and Chalis stepped forward while Relena struggled back onto her feet and made for the nearby building. Blados glanced at Matthew"You brats have irked us too often for too long."
"What, you want another helping of your just desserts?" Tyrell jeered at Blados.
"You two lost plenty of times already, why not just give up?" said Karis to Chalis.
Blados pulled out a mysterious Dark Sphere and summoned a dark aura to empower himself and Chalis"Cheeky fools, this won't be like before."
Chalis darted at Karis, who dodged and countered with her Rapier. Jenna shot a Fire Serpent spell, knocking the female Dark Adept back. Sveta lunged at Blados and jump-kicked him. Blados retaliated with a combo and cast a Dark Aura at Matthew, knocking him down.
"I don't think so" Ivan boosted his allies with his psynergy while Tyrell threw a fireball at Blados. The Tuaparang swordsman deflected the fireball and summoned magical swords to knock down Isaac, Garet and Sheba. Jenna healed her allies while Sveta and Matthew proceeded to double-team Blados.
"Grr" Chalis summoned forth a dark tornado, knocking Amiti, Eoleo and Piers off their feet before knocking out the Adepts' Djinn with a spell. Karis retaliated with Bolt before helping Jenna to keep their allies on their feet.
Blados unleashed a series of deadly combos on his opponents, prompting Matthew and Sveta to move quickly on their feet. Isaac readied his Psynergy and cast a spell at Blados"Oddessy!"
Blados was pelted by the rain of blades before countering Isaac's attack with a thrust. Garet cast Fireball on Blados, who deflected it only for Matthew to dart forward and surprise him with a mighty thrust.
"Blados... Guess you reached your limit" sighed Chalis, throwing spells at Karis, Ivan and Felix.
"That does it" Florianna darted forward and slashed Chalis in the chest. The Dark Adept staggered and attempted to cast a spell in retaliation, only for strong bolts of black lightning to mysteriously zap her, Blados, Garet, Ivan, Sheba, Jenna and Piers.
"What the?" Tyrell glanced at Relena, who stood in front of a building smirking evilly.
"How is she doing that?" gasped Karis.
"Its not her work, alone. She and I have combined our Psynergies" The blue-haired Mercury Adept Alex stood on top of a roof, aiming lighting from his hand down on the group. With his other hand, he summoned a temporal sphere above Blados and Chalis.
"Alex, get down here and fight like a man!" yelled Tyrell.
Alex scoffed"Please, you are hardly in any shape to fight me, now. Besides, phase two of my plan is already in motion. Soon, I'll have the power to surpass both the High Empyror and the Wise One, the Golden Sun power is mine at last."
"So that's what you're after, Alex. You're out of luck, Mia isn't here" said Isaac.
"It matters little. I'm done here, now" said Alex.
"Wait, Alex. I have a question for you, I felt a strong connection to you after our meeting at Apollo Sanctum. My name is Amiti, the Crown Prince of Ayuthay. Do you know of my mother, Veriti?" asked Amiti.
"Veriti..." Alex trailed off, glancing at Amiti"If you know her name, then... Amiti, is it? The truth could cause you more grief than you think. But if you wish to know, then follow me to the Tuaparang Empire, that is where I am headed next. I am certain I would know if Veriti had a relative with your very name, much less bore or adopted a child... Enough of this talk. I cannot let even the smallest distraction dissuade me from my goal."
As Alex disappeared before anyone could question him, Amiti stood confused'Why does he insist on toying with me?'
Jenna and Karis healed their injured allies while Matthew glanced at Blados and Chalis, who were lying unconscious. Sveta walked over to the two inert Tuaparang Commanders and cast her Spirit Sense"I'm hardly sensing their live force. It appears safe to say they won't hound us, anymore."
"Arcanus's plan worked so far, see you fools later" grinned Relena, who teleported back to the port to leave Kalay by a ship.
"Amiti, what did Alex say to you?" asked Karis.
The Ayuthay prince replied"He seemed clueless at first, but ultimately seemed to get the connection I was hinting at. Perhaps Mia would know something."
"Mia's back at Imil, near the Mercury Lighthouse. Do you have something to ask her?" asked Isaac.
"I'm not sure what this all means. But Alex said I should follow him" said Amiti.
Karis looked surprised"He did? Why would he...?"
Florianna interjected"If those two Tuaparang Commanders are still alive, they will be locked up for questioning before the authorities their fate will be decided. Their hands will be bound so that they can't use psynergy if they are adepts."
"Why would Relena do this to her own kin?" asked Felix.
"Who knows?" frowned Jenna.
"So what now? Going to attack Tuaparang?" asked Piers.
Isaac addressed the Lemurian Adept"We'll have to talk strategy, later. I also think we should try to get into contact with Imil and Prox, their Mercury and Mars Psynergies could be of help."
"You think Prox would help us? We killed four of their best warriors. Even if Saturos, Menardi, Karst and Agatio were somehow alive, they probably wouldn't cooperate" frowned Garet.
"Prox doesn't blame us for the most part" replied Isaac.
Florianna signaled two Kalay soldiers to take Blados and Chalis's bodies away before addressing Karis"I heard from Ivan that you went on a journey with Matthew and Tyrell on a quest."
"Yes, mother. We managed to get the roc feather we needed to repair the Soarwing, but not before the Mourning Moon appeared above Goma Plateau" nodded the Jupiter Adept.
"That must have been the second Mourning Moon... Isaac spoke of the previous one. I think we should turn our attention to Tuaparang and see what can be done to suppress Alex's ambition from here. Whatever he's up to, we'll stop him for sure this time" said Ivan, determined.
"I agree. We should also assist Kalay's people with repairing the damage to their city. It may take a couple days before we can devise a plan on how to deal with Alex and Tuaparang" said Felix.
Karis addressed Amiti, concerned"Alex seemed reluctant to tell you anything. Does that bother you?"
"A little bit, but I will pursue him until I get all of my answers. Matthew, Karis, Sveta, will you aid me in that endeavor?" asked the Ayuthay prince.
The Beastman Queen replied"You need not ask, that will be part of our goals."
"Well, we had a long two days. We should rest up, my group spent the night on Piers' ship last night" said Isaac.
The rest of the group disbanded and headed for either the inn or Kalay Palace. Matthew had a feeling this was just the beginning of the war with Tuaparang, and was about to face his next challenges as a seventeen-year-old.
There you go, another action-packed chapter. Honestly, I wasn't even sure there should be any character deaths until later in the story. I know I am making Alex seem all-powerful, but he's pretty much like that to an extent in the games, at least that's my impression and from the dialogue between Alex and the Wise One in the Lost Age.
Maybe I'll do some more Matthew/Sveta and Amiti/Karis fluff next chapter. Other then that, not a lot of action. I know I didn't include Tyrell's mother, but she will appear next chapter. Florianna is just a minor character for now.
It is not mentioned in Dark Dawn or the wikia whether or not Alex knew he had a son, so he doesn't really know he does at first in this story. Well, he does feel a connection too Amiti as I hinted here, but I need to figure out how Alex and Amiti should realize they are related and that they're father and son.
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