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Frozen Night
by Djinn Xpert
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Chapter 4: Feelings
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Alex couldn't help but notice how patient Saturos was. He was taught that Mars Adepts were impatient, brainless brutes, but Saturos was calm and collected, as was Menardi.
"I'm nervous," Felix admitted to Alex. "I'm going to meet my friends and my sister again..."
Alex remained silent.
"There they go!" Menardi whispered as three teenagers and one old man entered the strange portal that had appeared on the wall.
"What now?" Alex asked quickly.
"We wait." Saturos said. "The old man will definitely try to take the Stars. We wait a few minutes, until they get every Star, then we go get them from the fools."
Felix adjusted his mask nervously again.
Saturos entered the portal, smiling. Menardi followed, then Felix, then Alex.
As they entered the inner sanctum, there before them was the old man called Kraden, and a young, scarlet-haired girl.
"Don't make a sound, old man," Saturos said. Kraden turned around shocked.
"What the hell..." Kraden gasped. The girl spun around but was quickly subdued by Menardi.
"Don't hurt her!" Felix said.
"Of course not, without her, the guys wouldn't be willing to help us," Menardi smirked.
Felix still looked uncertain.
"Hey, relax," Alex said assuringly. Alex wondered how he'd feel when they would go to Imil to light the Mercury Lighthouse.
"Hey! What happened?"
Alex turned to look at the speaker. A red-haired young man. He smiled. This one seemed to fit his stereotype of a Mars Adept.
"Jenna! Kraden!" Alex looked at the new speaker.
"We won't hurt them if you give us the Elemental Stars," Saturos said.
"How can we trust you?" the blonde Adept asked.
Saturos smirked. "Felix, remove your mask."
"What?" Felix asked.
"Just take it off," said Saturos. "They want assurance."
"Very well..." Felix said. Then he removed the mask.
"Felix!" the three Adepts gasped.
"Yes, Isaac, Garet," Felix said. "I promise neither Jenna nor Kraden will be hurt so long as you give us the Stars."
"Brother... why?" Jenna asked. Felix remained silent.
"Take the Stars from them, Alex," Menardi said. Alex nodded. He teleported over to where Garet and Isaac were.
"Give me the stars," Alex said.
"Garet, should we?" the blonde Adept asked uncertainly.
"We can't afford to let Jenna get hurt," Garet decided. Then he took the stars from Isaac and passed it to Alex.
"Thank you very much," Alex said. Then he teleported back to where Saturos was.
"Now, get the Mars Star," Menardi commanded. Isaac nodded reluctantly.
Isaac put the Mars Star into the mythril bag.
Then, suddenly, cracks opened everywhere. Rocks fell from the top of the chamber.
"What the..." Saturos growled.
"Damn it!" Menardi cursed. "We've got to get out of here."
"How about the Mars Star?" Alex inquired.
"If they value their companions' lives, they will bring it to us," said Saturos. "And if they survive..."
"Indeed." Menardi said.
Alex did not turn back as they left the chamber.
"Let's hope they survived," Alex said. "If not the Mars Star could be lost forever."
Felix was talking to Jenna and Kraden. Saturos was staring at the erupting Mount Aleph.
"It could prove difficult to retrieve it if they have not survived." Menardi said.
"Let's go." Saturos said.
"Shouldn't we stay the night?" Felix asked.
"Of course not, fool!" Saturos said. "We might be identified."
"But the only people who know are-"
"Yes," Saturos said. "But I have a feeling they survived."
Alex walked over to Felix, Jenna and Kraden. "Felix, you've told them?"
Felix responded in the affirmative.
"Good," Alex said. "It would be tough bringing along two unwilling parties." Then he turned to Jenna and Kraden. "Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Alex."
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I can't remember what happened at that Mt. Aleph scene, so it might be quite different from the actual thing... =(
And I might not continue this if I don't get enough reviews...
Frozen Night
by Djinn Xpert
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Chapter 4: Feelings
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Alex couldn't help but notice how patient Saturos was. He was taught that Mars Adepts were impatient, brainless brutes, but Saturos was calm and collected, as was Menardi.
"I'm nervous," Felix admitted to Alex. "I'm going to meet my friends and my sister again..."
Alex remained silent.
"There they go!" Menardi whispered as three teenagers and one old man entered the strange portal that had appeared on the wall.
"What now?" Alex asked quickly.
"We wait." Saturos said. "The old man will definitely try to take the Stars. We wait a few minutes, until they get every Star, then we go get them from the fools."
Felix adjusted his mask nervously again.
Saturos entered the portal, smiling. Menardi followed, then Felix, then Alex.
As they entered the inner sanctum, there before them was the old man called Kraden, and a young, scarlet-haired girl.
"Don't make a sound, old man," Saturos said. Kraden turned around shocked.
"What the hell..." Kraden gasped. The girl spun around but was quickly subdued by Menardi.
"Don't hurt her!" Felix said.
"Of course not, without her, the guys wouldn't be willing to help us," Menardi smirked.
Felix still looked uncertain.
"Hey, relax," Alex said assuringly. Alex wondered how he'd feel when they would go to Imil to light the Mercury Lighthouse.
"Hey! What happened?"
Alex turned to look at the speaker. A red-haired young man. He smiled. This one seemed to fit his stereotype of a Mars Adept.
"Jenna! Kraden!" Alex looked at the new speaker.
"We won't hurt them if you give us the Elemental Stars," Saturos said.
"How can we trust you?" the blonde Adept asked.
Saturos smirked. "Felix, remove your mask."
"What?" Felix asked.
"Just take it off," said Saturos. "They want assurance."
"Very well..." Felix said. Then he removed the mask.
"Felix!" the three Adepts gasped.
"Yes, Isaac, Garet," Felix said. "I promise neither Jenna nor Kraden will be hurt so long as you give us the Stars."
"Brother... why?" Jenna asked. Felix remained silent.
"Take the Stars from them, Alex," Menardi said. Alex nodded. He teleported over to where Garet and Isaac were.
"Give me the stars," Alex said.
"Garet, should we?" the blonde Adept asked uncertainly.
"We can't afford to let Jenna get hurt," Garet decided. Then he took the stars from Isaac and passed it to Alex.
"Thank you very much," Alex said. Then he teleported back to where Saturos was.
"Now, get the Mars Star," Menardi commanded. Isaac nodded reluctantly.
Isaac put the Mars Star into the mythril bag.
Then, suddenly, cracks opened everywhere. Rocks fell from the top of the chamber.
"What the..." Saturos growled.
"Damn it!" Menardi cursed. "We've got to get out of here."
"How about the Mars Star?" Alex inquired.
"If they value their companions' lives, they will bring it to us," said Saturos. "And if they survive..."
"Indeed." Menardi said.
Alex did not turn back as they left the chamber.
"Let's hope they survived," Alex said. "If not the Mars Star could be lost forever."
Felix was talking to Jenna and Kraden. Saturos was staring at the erupting Mount Aleph.
"It could prove difficult to retrieve it if they have not survived." Menardi said.
"Let's go." Saturos said.
"Shouldn't we stay the night?" Felix asked.
"Of course not, fool!" Saturos said. "We might be identified."
"But the only people who know are-"
"Yes," Saturos said. "But I have a feeling they survived."
Alex walked over to Felix, Jenna and Kraden. "Felix, you've told them?"
Felix responded in the affirmative.
"Good," Alex said. "It would be tough bringing along two unwilling parties." Then he turned to Jenna and Kraden. "Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Alex."
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I can't remember what happened at that Mt. Aleph scene, so it might be quite different from the actual thing... =(
And I might not continue this if I don't get enough reviews...