Fan Fiction ❯ Golden Sun: A New Saga ❯ Chapter 9 ( Chapter 9 )

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Golden Sun: A New Saga
Chapter 9

The Adepts had boarded Mid's airship. Mid said, "It's my latest invention,
the Mach 5!"
"Wow.....impressive," Felix said. "Glad you like it," Mid replied. They
headed for
the pilot room.....

"Where to again?" Mid asked, behing the steering wheel. "Anemos Fortress,"
Ivan said. He
handed Mid a map of the world they were in, the future world. "Hm....Not too
far from here."
he said, looking at the map. Piers placed Mia on the floor. "Well, are we
ready?" Mid asked.
"Yes," Felix replied. And the Mach 5 had flown off. However, as the Anemos
Fortress was
visible in the distance......

"AAH!"
"W-what was that?" Mid asked. "I think it was a barrier," Isaac replied.
"Barrier....I know!"
Mid said. "We'll break the barrier by going at full speed!" He had pressed a
few buttons
on the dashboard. "Alright, hang on tight, boys and girls, here we go!"

At an alarming speed rate, the Mach 5 had miraculously broke through the
barrier. "So far
so good....." Garet murmured. Just as soon as the ship was almost there,
however, a
crash was heard and the Mach 5 shook.

"AAAAAH!"
"What was that!?" Piers exclaimed. "Wait," said Mid. "Let me go look." He
went outside, and then
fled back in. "One of the Mach 5's wings was damaged!" The seven Adepts
gasped. "We must
go on automatic pilot!" But then, another crash was heard. Mid once again
checked. "The wing is
broken!" "Now what?" Sheba asked. "I am afraid there is no choice but to
abandon ship!"
"But why?" Ivan asked. "We'll get killed for sure if you don't get off!"
"What about you,
Mid? We can't leave you!" Felix cried. "I'll be fine. Don't worry about me.
Save yourselves!"
Piers picked Mia up off the floor and then the Adepts headed for the upper
decks. Piers, holding
Mia in his arms, jumped off first. Then Jenna, then Garet, then Ivan, then
Sheba, then Isaac,
and lastly, Felix. While falling, Felix looked back at the Mach 5, about to
crash. "Take care...
Mid...." he said under his breath.

They had all landed into the ocean. Piers, holding Mia on his back, along
with the others,
had walked ashore and stood before Anemos Fortress. "Anemos Fortress......"
Jenna said.
"Where a new quest will begin....." Sheba said. They had walked through the
entrance.

They had seen a stone tablet with inscriptions on it, an altar, and a circle
in the midst of
6 passageways. Piers laid Mia to rest on the altar, and walked to the stone
tablet.
"Inscriptions....." he said. "I am a Lemurian, so I should be able to
decipher the inscriptions."
He held two fingers together. He waved them across the inscriptions, but
nothing happened.
"Strange....."he said. Suddenly a voice said, "Children of
Anemos......come....." "Children
of Anemos?" Jenna asked. Suddenly the Jupiter symbol appeared on Ivan's and
Sheba's foreheads.
"Ivan and Sheba.....are the children of Anemos!?" Isaac said, flabbergasted.
Ivan and Sheba
waved their fingers across the inscriptions, and the incriptions began to
glow. "I can read some-
thing!" Sheba said. "It says, 'Destined warriors, you have come far. In
order for the new
quest to start, you must start the ceremony. In order to start the ceremony,
you must activate
the crystals of Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Luna and Sol." "Wait.....I
get it now!" Isaac
said. "Kiveria was part of the floating continent of Anemos!" "Well, we must
activate the crys-
tals," Piers said. First, they had headed for the passage that had the Venus
symbol above it....

Elsewhere, a group of four Adepts: Joel and Lily, who were Sol Adepts, with
the powers
of light, and Gina and Samuel, who were Luna Adepts, with the powers of
Darkness, were
standing on the shores. Joel had white hair and blue eyes, with bright
yellow
armor and brown boots. Lily had blond hair and gold eyes, with gold colored
robes that had
the symbol of Sol on them. Samuel had an armor just like Joel's, but it was
dark, and he had
black hair and gray eyes. Gina wore the same style robes as Lily, but they
were gray with the
symbol of Luna on them. She had dark flowing hair and amethyst eyes.
"Amazing........" Gina
said. "We were able to save those nine Adepts by combining our powers and
unlocking the
forbidden powers of Saturn, the powers of chaos, a long lost power....."
Samuel replied,
"Yes......and we had saved ourselves as well....." "We should find the
ancient ship Selenia
told us about...." Joel said. Lily said, "Well then, let's go!" The ship,
however, was lying
in ruins under the sea, and the 7 Elemental Orbs- the orbs of fire, water,
earth, wind, light,
dark, and star- could revive it. Lily had cast a spell on the four she was
traveling with
that allowed them to breathe underwater, and then they submerged into the
depths......

Gina, Samuel, Lily and Joel started swimming towards the submerged ship when
Lily said,
"Come over here! You'll all wanna see this." Samuel, Gina, and Joel swam
over to observe.
"This is the lost city of Atlantis, a fragment of the continent of Anemos,
which collapsed
and left Kiveria as its only remaining piece," Lily said. Gina said, "I've
read about
this place. I never thought it actually existed...." The city was in ruins.
"This was
supposed to be the kingdom of the Cosmos Adepts, Adepts of the divine
element of the stars.
It is also the kingdom where Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Light, and Dark
adepts were born."
Suddenly Gina noticed a ghostly figure standing in the streets of Atlantis'
ruins. "Huh!?"
"What is it, Gina? Did you find something?" Samuel asked. "No.....it's
nothing." Before
continuing, Gina thought, "What was that? Was a ghost actually roaming the
place?" The
four swam towards the ship.

After entering the ship through a passageway, they were in the ship. It was
dank and dark.
"Wow....this place is....creepy...." Lily murmured. "We should revive the
ship so we
can head for Anemos Fortress," Gina said. "We must place the orbs in their
places," Joel
said. So they did.....in their respective areas. Then light filled the ship.
They headed
for the pilot room. A shining prism orb was suspended in mid-air. Gina
touched it, and
traced her fingers across it as a projection of a map appeared. "Anemos
Fortress, here
we come!" Lily said. The ship flew off into the distance, heading for Anemos
Fortress....

Back at Anemos fortress, the others had already headed out of the Mercury
passageway,
having also completed activating the Venus and Mars crystals. The circle had
the symbols
of Mercury, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Luna, and Sol on them. The Mars, Venus,
and Mercury
symbols were glowing. "Hmm....." said Ivan. "We finished the first three
trials. Let's
finish the last three." Before the others headed through the Jupiter
passageway, Piers looked
back at Mia, resting motionless on the altar. "Soon, Mia. Soon...." he said
under his
breath. They then headed on....

While the others were initiating the trials, the legendary ship, known as
the Terranigma,
had landed. Joel, Samuel, Lily and Gina disembarked. They had found an
airship in ruins.
"Hmm....so then the other Adepts must be in the fortress," Lily said. They
walked on.
Mid watched from a distance.

As the four entered, they saw Mia on the altar, still in a comatose state.
They also saw
that the circle now had the Jupiter symbol glowing on it as well. "I see
they have activated
the Jupiter crystal. However, activating the remaining two crystals will not
be an easy task,"
said Samuel. "What makes you say that?" asked Gina. "The legendary beasts
that guard the
two remaining crystals have power greater than any of them can comprehend.
We must carry
out that task for them. Otherwise, it could be the end of them....." They
headed through
the Sol passageway.

Meanwhile, the seven Adepts had gotten past the puzzles that blocked their
way, and
had reached the Jupiter crystal. After defeating the guardian, they
activated the
crystal. Now they had to activate the other two. As they headed to the main
room,
however....
"Huh!? The Sol crystal was already activated!" Sheba said. She was indeed
right. The
Sol symbol was now glowing. "We didn't even activate the Sol crystal
ourselves!" Jenna
cried. "You think......someone else is here as we speak?" Isaac asked. "I
highly
doubt it," Felix replied. "And I know it can't be Mia, not in the state
she's in.
We've only got one more to go." They headed through the Luna passageway.

The other four Adepts came out of hiding. "Little do they know that we
activated
the Sol Crystal," Lily said. "They have headed into the Luna trials."
"They're in
over their heads!" Joel exclaimed. "Not if we can help it. Let's follow
them,"
Samuel said. They followed.

Meanwhile, Mia was still unconscious. However, something--or someone--was
behind her...
"Hehehehehe......As soon as they activate the Luna crystal, I shall transfer
myself
unto Mia, and then those fools will be in for a surprise...."

Meanwhile....
Joel and his crew of Adepts hid in a safe place as Felix's crew headed into
the Luna
Crystal room. "We must help them, for I know they will be helpless against
the Luna
guardian...."
As Felix, Jenna, Sheba, Piers, Isaac, Garet, and Ivan entered, they walked
up to the
crystal. "Well, this is it," Felix said. "Felix, wait!" Jenna said. "Huh?"
Suddenly
a dark nexus appeared. Piers pushed Felix out of the way. A strange form of
beast,
like a minotour but then again unlike a minotaur appeared. "I am the
guardian of Luna,
Daxar," the guardian said. "Prove your strength to me, and the ceremony
shall commence."
They drew their weapons.
"Stone Spire!!!"
"Searing Beam!!!"
"Spark Plasma!!!"
"Pyroclasm!!!"
"Freeze Prism!!"
However, Daxar seemed to take little damage. "Huh!?" Ivan gasped. "You are
not powerful
enough, so now prepare to experience true strength......Black Rain!" Dark
rain fell over
the battlefield, harming the Adepts. "Ugh.....what was that attack!?" Garet
gasped.
Daxar had used another attack, Dark Blast. A blast of dark energy had
severly damaged
the heroes, so much that all except Isaac were fully incapicitated. Isaac
crouched
down, weak. "Ugh.....Mia.....I'm sorry....." "Now!" Lily whispered to Gina,
Samuel and
Joel. Just as Daxar was about to blast Isaac with a dark energy cannon, Gina
stood in
the way. "Ugh.....who is she?" Isaac murmured. Gina was hit, however, she
was barely
wounded. Lily, Joel, and Samuel joined the fight. "Oh.....who are they?"
Isaac said
weakly.
"HIYAH!!!!!!"
"TAKE THAT!!!!"
Before Isaac's eyes, he saw the mysterious four adepts fighting. He heard
the clash of
swords, saw the Psynergy and Djinn unleased.....Lily yelled, "HOLY LIGHT!!!"
A glowing
circle appeared at Daxar's feet, and light surrounded him. It then vanished.
"Ugh....how...
could I lose?....Fine, you pass...." He had exploded in a burst of darkness.
The light
from the blast knocked Isaac out.
Gina activated the crystal. "Lily, they look hurt. Heal them." "Okay. Pure
Recovery!"
Sparkles of light fell over the other seven Adepts, healing them.
"Uhhhnnnnn...."
Isaac woke up. He saw the four Adepts and their Djinn standing in the light.
"Guys!
Wake up!" Everyone awoke. "What, Issac?" Ivan asked. "Look over there! I see
some people!"
However, when they looked, they saw nothing. "Huh??? They were there a
minute ago...."
"Were you imagining?" Garet asked. "No! After the blast hit me, I was weak,
but I saw
them. They took down the monster!" "Well, we'd better get back...." Jenna
said.

The four Adepts that had saved Isaac and co. were hiding. The seven Adpets
now saw that
all the symbols glowed, and that the circle itself was glowing. They stood
on the circle.
Rings of light surrounded them, and soon they were sent flying straight into
the air.

The being that watched over Mia had said, "Now I extract the powers of the
crstals and
distribute myself to them, in the form of a staff!" A staff appeared. "This
staff can
steal souls. Now I shall control Mia with it!" The staff placed itself in
Mia's hand.

[ Inside Mia's Mind ]
Mia was lost in a maze of darkness. "Please....help..." She then sensed a
presence near her. "Who are you?" she asked. "Hahahahhaa....I will make sure
you do my
bidding!" the being said. "No....I can't hurt my friends! And what about
Alex?" Mia asked.
"Alex is the least of your concern now. You will surrender yourself to me,
and you will
be in my control...." "No.....I can't...." Mia said. "I am afraid you have
no choice."
Mia was being enveloped by darkness. "Hahahaha.....perfect...." the being
said.
"I'm sorry......everyone...." were Mia's last words before she was
completely shrouded
in nothingness, and the light of her soul vanished.......

[ Back outside Mia's mind ]
Mia opened her eyes, however, they seemed to have an evil glare within them.
Lily was
watching and asked, "What happened to her? Why's she like that?" The
possesed Mia stepped
onto the circle, raised the staff she held, and was sent flying. "Let's go
after her,"
Joel said. They stepped onto the circle and were sent flying as well....

As they were flying, they saw the possessed Mia. "Stand back," said Lily.
"I'll handle this."
She chanted a spell, but Mia, still having her mind taken over, sensed it,
and shot dark
energy from her staff. The four adepts were falling at tremendous speed.
When they hit
bottom, Joel said, "She was possessed. I sensed it." They had walked out of
the circle,
stepped out, and were sent flying again.

As Isaac and co. landed on another circle that connected to the second floor
of the fortress,
Isaac said, "Did it just feel like your body passed through the floor now?"
"Yeah...." Jenna
replied. "An odd feeling...." They walked through the giant double doors
that led to the
interior. The possessed Mia followed, and then Joel and his crew.

Inside, the place had the same symbols that were on the circle. All were
glowing except
Luna and Sol. It indicated that the first four lighthouses were lit,
indicating existence
of Luna and Sol Lighthouses. "Wow....." said Sheba. They then saw Alex,
unconscious and
lying on a pillar. "Is that Alex?" asked Garet. "I think so. How did he get
here?" Ivan said.
"This place is eerie...." Jenna said. Suddenly she heard a voice. "Jenna
dear!" "Huh?"
She looked back and saw her parents, not knowing it was an illusion. "Mom?
Dad?" "Come
here, Jenna," Jenna's father said. Jenna ran to them, but then she stopped
and hung
her head as if she were in a trance. "Jenna!" the others gasped. "Hey Felix"
another
voice called out. Felix looked back. "Mid?" "Felix, I'm ok. Come here." The
same thing that
happened to Jenna happened to Felix. Garet's sister appeared. "Garet, I'm
sorry if I got
mad at you. Please come here." Iodem appeared. "Sheba! We were so worried
about you! Please
come back!" Master Hamma appeared. "Ivan.....come here...." Then Garet,
Sheba, and Ivan
fell under the spell. Then, when things couldn't get any stranger, Dora
appeared. "Mom?"
Isaac asked. Dora yelled, "Isaac! So THIS is where you've been after coming
back from
Prox! You had me worried sick!" Suddenly Piers' mother appeared.
"Piers....come here..."
Piers thought, "Wait a minute! My mother is dead! This can only mean one
thing!" As Isaac
started walking to the illusion of Dora, Piers shouted, "Isaac! Stop!"
"Huh?"
"I know what's going on. Something, or someone, is trying to trick us by
using illusions of our
loved ones! This is a trap!"
"I don't know what you're talking about Piers!"
Isaac learned that Piers was right, as small orbs of light emanated from the
spellbound
ones, which were their souls. They fell to the ground.
"JENNA!!! Garet! Everyone!" Isaac screamed. "Tell me, you! Whomever you may
be!
What do you want?"
The being said, "I have come to claim the souls of these five."
"Show yourself!" Isaac yelled.
The being stepped out....and it, to Isaac and Piers' surprise, was Mia!
"MIA!" Isaac and Piers shouted.
Mia said, "I am not Mia, fools! I am using her to do my bidding!"
Piers shouted, "WILL YOU STOP THIS NONSENSE MIA!??!"
The possessed Mia shouted, "I AM NOT MIA!"
Isaac yelled, "SPIRE!" A small spire of earth hit the possessed Mia.
"CURSES!" Mia shouted. She was using the rod to claim the other five Adepts'
souls. But she no
longer controlled them.
Isaac ran over to Garet and picked him up off the floor. Then he slapped
him. Piers did
the same to Sheba, and Jenna, and Felix. Isaac lastly picked Ivan up off the
floor and
slapped him. The illusions, which were holding their souls, has let go, and
the souls
returned to their rightful bodies. Garet said, "Ouch! Hey Isaac, why'd you
slap me?!"
Isaac replied, "For a good cause...." Then he glanced at the possessed Mia.
"MIA!?
She's awake?!" Jenna exclaimed. Piers said, "That isn't really the Mia we
know. SHe's
been possessed by some evil spirit." "Hahahahaha...." the dark Mia laughed.
"Huh?"
Mia said, "Isaac! Mia's soul rests within you." "Mia's....inside me?" Isaac
murmured.
Mia pointed her rod at Isaac's chest. Isaac felt a spasm of pain, as an orb
of light
that glowed orange and blue protruded from his chest. "Yes Isaac. Your soul
is also
Mia's. Alex's soul rests within that orb as well. I shall take all of your
souls, and
activate the Luna and Sol Lighthouses, and no one will stop me!"
"Not if we can help it!"
The seven Adepts drew their weapons and began to fight.
Garet said, "Whomever you are, LEAVE MIA ALONE!" He ran toward Mia and was
about to slash
Mia when he dropped his sword. "Ugh.....I just can't!" Garet said.
"Muahahah....swinging
a sword at me! How brave! You are right, foolish Garet! If you attack me,
it's Mia who
dies!" Then the possessed Mia struck Garet with her staff. Ivan said,
"Garet! You ok?"
Garet said, "I'm fine. But I just can't attack Mia!"
Suddenly, a voice echoed in Ivan's mind. It was actually Gina using Mind
Link.
< Ivan! Can you hear me! >
< Who are you? Who speaks in my mind? >
< Listen, Ivan. The evil is not within Mia, but within the rod she holds! >
< Huh? >
< You and your comrades must attack the rod! >
< I see.....Okay. >
< Mind Link End >

Ivan suddenly said, "Attack her rod!" Everyone looked at Ivan, confused.
"Listen," Ivan said.
"A voice spoke in my mind. She said we have to attack her staff, because it
is what is
controlling Mia!" "A risky move....." Felix said, "....but it just might
work." The
Adepts aimed their attacks, Psynergy, and Djinn at Mia's rod. Mia grasped
her hand.
"Ugh!" The staff fell out of her hand. Suddenly Mia, the real Mia, awakened,
even without
her soul. "Mia! You OK?" Sheba asked. "Uhhh....What....am I...doing here?"
Mia looked around
and saw Alex. "Alex?..." Suddenly a pool of dark energy formed at Mia's
feet, coming
from the dark rod. "Mia!" Jenna shouted. Dark vines began to entangle Mia.
"She's being
consumed by darkness!" Ivan cried. "What's.....happening....to me?" Mia was
halfway covered
in the vines when she heard Isaac calling out to her. "Mia!" "I....Issac?"
Mia saw herself
in darkness, and saw Isaac running to her. Isaac was glowing. "Mia! I'll
save you!" "Issac!"
Garet yelled. "Stop! You nuts!?" "Garet, I know what I'm doing."
"Isaac....help me...."
Mia said. "Don't worry Mia, I'm coming!" The vines continued to entangle
Mia. Mia reached out
her hand to Isaac. Isaac found himself slowing down due to a mysterious
force. "Ugh....
I'm slowing down!" Isaac almost had his hand near Mia's. "Isaac.....please
save me..."
Soon Mia was entirely tangled in the vines. "AAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!" "MIA!!!!"
Mia was shrouded in darkness, and soon the dimension the other seven Adepts
were in changed.
"Where are we!?" Piers exclaimed. He then saw Mia, bound to a strange entity
of darkness.
"We must save Mia...."
Jenna said, "I know how to stop this. I SUMMON IRIS--" She was cut off.
Sheba yelled,
"No! Jenna, you can't! You'd hurt Mia!" "You're right, Sheba...." So then
they stuck
to attacking the dark entity. The weapons they wielded executed unleashes...
"PURGATORY!!!"
"VENGEANCE!!"
"LIFE SHEAR!!!"
"APOCALYPSE!!!!!"
"LEGEND!!!"
"MEGGIDO!!!"
"ACHERON'S GRIEF!!!"
It had greatly hurt the entity, but it soon extracted power from Mia.
"Ah...aaaaaaaah..."
Mia yelled. "Mia!" Then the entity shot a beam of energy that had knocked
out all except
Isaac and Felix. Felix said to Isaac, "We can still do this, Isaac." Isaac
said,
"Right." Both Felix's Dark Sword and Isaac's Sol Blade executed unleashes at
the same
time, as a combination attack. "SOLAR ECLIPSE!!!" They both yelled. The moon
and sun
eclipsed, and a blast of energy struck the entity. However, it absorbed its
damage
and shot it right back at Isaac and Felix. They fell unconscious.
That was when Joel and his companions joined.
"Looks like both of them fell," Joel said.
Samuel examined them. "Wait!" He said. "They wield the Sol Blade and Dark
Sword, weapons
of Sol and Luna!"
"So?" Gina asked.
"We can extract their powers and add it to our own!" Lily said.
All four started chanting something. The Sol Blade and Dark Sword glowed,
adding their
powers to the four Adepts.
"Allright, now we can beat this thing!" Lily said.
Joel and Samuel slashed the dark force, Gina used her Djinn, and Lily used a
spell called
Shining Arrow. An arrow pierced the dark force. Beams of light shot through
it, and it
disintegrated. The alternate dimension vanished with it. Isaac and his
companions woke
up as well....
As Isaac and company got up, they saw Mia lying unconscious on the floor.
Then he saw
the same four Adepts that defeated the Luna Crystal Guardian. "Who are you
guys?" he asked.
Joel said, "I am Joel." Glancing at Gina, Lily, and Samuel, he said, "These
are Gina, Lily,
and Samuel. Lily and I are Sol Adepts, or Light Adepts, and Gina and Samuel
are Luna
Adepts, or Shadow Adepts." Lily said, "You're all okay....what about her?"
She glanced at
Mia. Isaac walked over to the rod Mia once held. "Hey Isaac, what are you
thinking!?" Garet
burst out. Isaac, holding the rod, said, "If this rod can unlock souls....I
wonder..."
"Isaac?" Jenna asked.
Isaac did the unthinkable and thrust the rod into himself. An orb of light
came out of him,
which split into two. The first orb of light returned to Alex. He awoke. The
second orb
of light returned to Mia. She awoke, and saw that Isaac was sparkling and
vanishing, since
Mia's and Alex's souls were also his own, and without them he'd cease to
exist. "Isaac!"
Mia cried. She ran to Isaac and tried to catch him as he sank, but as soon
as Mia wrapped
her arms around him, he vanished in a flurry of sparkles. Mia fell to her
knees. Tears filled
her eyes. "Isaac....no....he can't be gone...." Alex got up and saw Mia
crying. He walked to
her and embraced her. "Mia..." he said. "Alex....you're back..." Mia sobbed.
"But Isaac....
he....he's...." She pressed her face against Alex's chest. Suddenly a dark
shroud appeared.
Everyone said, "Huh?" A person stepped out of the shroud. It was Menardi.
Menardi had been
manipulating Mia by her spirit. "Menardi!" Felix gasped. Alex cried, "What
do you want,
Menardi? I am no longer your comrade!" Menardi said, "I had obtained the
powers of Luna and
manipulated Mia." "You manipulated me!?" Mia shouted. "How could you do such
a cruel thing,
Menardi!" Menardi said, "Hahahaha...I, along with Saturos, Agatio and my
sister, shall
activate the Luna and Sol Lighthouses! Then, we shall enter the chaotic
dimensions of
Cosmos Sanctum, find the Golden Sun, and no one can stop us!!!" "Cosmos
Sanctum? The Golden
Sun?" Ivan asked. Lily said, "I'll tell you about them later." She looked at
Menardi.
"Well, we CAN stop you!" "Foolishness...." She touched the Luna and Sol
symbols. They
glowed, indicating the path to those lighthouses was open. "I'll see you at
Luna Lighthouse..."
Menardi vanished. "Well, if Menardi ever controls Mia again, she'll regret
ever having me
by her side," Alex said. Suddenly the walls started to crumble. "This place
is caving in!"
Alex said. "Let's go!" They ran out of the room and onto the circle. Then
they escaped....

After escaping, an orb of light approached Mia. Everyone looked at Mia and
the orb of light.
"Isaac?" Mia asked. She knew it was Isaac's soul. She sobbed. "Isaac...."
Back at
Crystallia Palace in the present, Princess Serenity heard Mia's prayer. She
seemed to
aid Mia in spirit, as when Mia's teardrop fell on the orb, a great light
flashed, and
Isaac was restored, body and soul. He embraced Mia. "Mia....it's ok...."
Jenna said,
"Glad you're back, Isaac." Isaac smiled. "It's alright, Jenna." Suddenly Mia
fell from
exaustion. Joel said, "Mia's exausted from her wounds in battle. We should
set up camp
for the night. I will be treating Mia's wounds in bed. Piers, get some fish.
Isaac, Garet,
Felix, get some firewood. Ivan, set up the tents." They all said, "Okay."

After a while, camp was set up. Jenna set the campfire by casting Blaze on
the firewood.
Then the food was prepared. In the tent, Joel was finsihed healing Mia.
"Well Mia, I
bet you're hungry," he said. "Yes," Mia replied. She got out of bed and
joined the rest of
her companions. "I see we haven't introduced ourselves," said Lily. "I'm
Lily. This
is Joel, Samuel, and Gina." Mia said, "Hello, Joel, Samuel, Gina, Lily."
While they were
eating, Lily told all there was to tell. "Luna and Sol Lighthouses are the
two light-
houses sealed away in Cirenia. They must be lit in order to unlock the
Cosmos Sanctum.
Inside its chaotic dimensions dwells the Golden Sun, or the Stone of Sages.
It has been
said to have created this world and Weyard. A Cosmos Adept must be within a
crew of
Adepts to unlock the Sanctum's secrets. Queen Selenia and Princess Serenity
are Cosmos
Adepts." Lily then told about a Cosmos Adept's powers, that they could
summon celestial
bodies instead of using Djinn. She told of the Cosmos Adepts' origins, how
they gave
birth to the other six elements, how a great number of their own race was
wiped out,
and how a brave group of heroes sealed away a great evil that threatened the
world.
Then Alex spoke up. "I was only temporarily siding with Saturos and his crew
because I
always had a dream when I was little. I dreamt of seeing a world unlike my
own, a world
blessed with Alchemy. Now that dream came true. I am on your side now."
"Thanks, Alex,"
Mia said. Joel said to Mia, "Shh. You need your rest." Mia replied, "I guess
you're
right.....I am feeling a little tired anyway." Lily said to Mia, "Yeah. Just
rest and you'll
feel better." Mia said, "Good night everyone." She headed into one of the
tents with Lily.
"We'd better get some rest ourselves," Sheba said. They headed into their
tents and said,
"Good night" to each other. Before doing that, Piers put out the fire with
his Douse.

The next morning, Lily sighed and streched as the sunlight woke her up. She
walked over
to Mia. Mia woke up and sat up. "How are you feeling? Sleep well?" Lily
asked. Mia said,
"Yeah. I feel much better now, thanks. Let's see how the others are doing."
The others
woke up. They all said, "Good morning" to each other. Joel said, "Our
airship is not
too far. Let's go."

After walking a long way, they boarded the Terranigma. They had also found
an unexpected
visitor. "Mid!" Felix exclaimed. Mid said, "It's a miracle I survived. I
jumped off my
ship in time. Anyway, where to?" He asked Lily. Lily said, "We're off to
Luna Sanctum!"
She touched the glowing orb, traced it to a portal in the midst of the
ocean, and said,
"We're off!" The ship flew through the portal......

What surprises await in the present world as our heroes approach the Luna
Lighthouse?
Find out in Chapter 10!

TO BE CONTINUED.....

Author's note: This is by far the longest chapter I've written so far ^__^;;
It'll take me
some planning for chapter 10, so stay tuned.....=D