Golden Sun Generations - Before The Storm Episode III: Collosso

VOLUME SIX: Collosso

Guide:
- I: Introduction of Tasha
- II: Sailing to the First Round

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- II: From Sailing To The First Round
Its time the team heads out to the town of Kalay where their ship is ready to take them across the sea to Tolbi, the site where the fighting Tournament is being held. Two days prior to sailing, Toumeya was recalled back to Lemuria to settle matters on her freedom by the Lemurian King and Piers. Having no choice other than breaking the King's word, Toumeya returns to Lemuria missing out on the trip entirely. Tasha, Ethan, Miyuki, and Skye, with heavy hearts sail for Tolbi.

Back in Lemuria, Toumeya is tricked by the Lemurian Scientist Conservato into returning home where he can continue his Magi Crysta experiments on her. The Scientist is obsessed with Toumeya's display of power back in VOLUME ONE where her amassed powers were able to destroy solid Magi Crystals.

Toumeya learns an unfortunate truth as King Hydros had passed away years before. (In Lemuria, time is distorted and nine years went by on the island compared to just three years in the outside Weyard.) Piers, Toumeya's mentor and father figure tried to return home and grant Toumeya's freedom away from the labs but was captured and apprehended by the soldiers and was jailed in performing Toumeya's kidnapping and was jailed ever since. To add more pain in the turmoil in Lemuria, Conservato was granted the title of successor to King Hydros and was the one who instilled Toumeya's return and jailing Piers.

Her whole world shattered and destroyed, Toumeya is shackled and restrained where a dangerous ceremony is about to begin where her immense powers, sealed by the two tiny crystals on her armbands will be extracted and used for Conservato's experiments. The procedure itself being extremely dangerous as her powers, if extracted will kill Toumeya outright if they are tampered with, a fear she had to deal with ever since she first got in this predicament.

With no chance of escape and no friends around, Toumeya gives in and surrenders herself giving up on all life and humanity has one more plan in mind. With no reason to live, Toumeya shatters her crystals releasing her power preventing Conservato from absorbing it. The breach causes a huge ring of power to level the arena killing Conservato as well as leveling most of the island in the process. The blast allows Piers to escape from jail and finally finds Toumeya but its too late. Toumeya succeeds in preventing her powers to be used for evil, but comes as a price as she dies in Piers' arms having her world totally destroyed.

The remains of her power transforms into a reddish aura above Lemuria. Luckily by a miracle Toumeya's life was saved as her spirit has been transformed into a Spirit soul, a ghost of a human being who was magically gifted. Normal people do not become Spirit Souls, but die immediately. Toumeya was saved, by her own powers. Her powers in truth developed their own human emotions and awareness and manifested into its own identity, mimicking Toumeya's condition named itself "Mey". With no brain or human body, at that time Toumeya was freed of her brain condition, but the bads outweigh the goods as "Mey" gave Toumeya the choice to live with the land of the living and risk being used again or finally die and be in peace.

With her soul exhausted, Toumeya decides to rest and choose later. Meanwhile, Tasha feels Toumeya's spirit disappear and gets worried. She breaks down and doubts herself and her mission in Ethan's arms. With some encouragement from Ethan, Tasha runs off and prefers to be alone. Ethan, feeling like shit starts doubting himself if he could help her. With all of this action going on, the ship finally arrives in Tolbi.

Once arriving, the team learns that they have no place to stay thanks to Ethan's bumbling which ends with him flying across to the other side of town. Miyuki lucks out and discovers the ruler of Tolbi grants Miyuki and her friends freedom to stay at their castle during the tournament. Ethan is the first to register for the Tournament after painful form filling, he goes out and purchases a Magi Crystal that will aid him with his magic during the tournament. Hours later, the entire team is fully registered as Ethan drops a bombshell to the team saying that he has his own place to stay. Tolbi is a second home to Ethan as he is involved with the gambling facilities that he's rewarded for his gambling exploits in the past that he's given a room at a great hotel.

The preliminary rounds begin as the foursome passes each test and is awarded permission to compete in the Collosso tournaments top 16 fighters.
The First round is underway as its time for the matches:

On the first day of trials, Ethan awakes to unsettling news that the first match is in a few minutes. Frantic, he hurries to the Coliseum.

Ethan arrives and meets his opponent despite not eating, bathing or even knowing who he's fighting. Up on the air field he takes on Alexis White and her Fox Partner Nene.

Alexis transforms Nene into a HUGE Fire breathing Fox destined to make Ethan lose. Through some quick thinking Ethan manages to spring together a popular combo of his redirecting the Fox's fire breath attack back at its summoner dealing twice as much damage.

Unable to get up, Ethan is declared the winner automatically and moves onto the second round even with the rough morning. Out of obsession Ethan asks Alexis for Nene to hang out with him. Nene agrees and decides to hang out with him.

Several hours later on the same field, the next battle begins between a thief named Rikku and a fighter named Maria. Maria successfully beats Rikku and advances as well to the second round.

The first day ends on a good note.

On the second day after relinquishing his victory, Ethan brings Skye along to a place where the duo can train. Meanwhile while this is happening another match is going on, on a magma and volcano field. Fighter Kazuma faces off against a mysterious woman named Mary. The two are evenly matched as the fight drags on for two hours.

While the duo look for the place, Skye bumps into an innocent girl. The girl apparently seems to know Skye and begins to tail him. At the weight training facility, Ethan notices the same girl in the same exercise room at the two. The two leave and Ethan stays to find out about the girl.

The girl reveals herself as Megan who has fallen for Skye ever since she first saw him and wanted to meet him, but her shyness and awkwardness makes it hard for her to approach him. Ethan tells her to find someone else, but Megan is not going to give up after one failed attempt.

At the Coliseum, Skye arrives to the arena at the shock of finding Megan at the opposite end of the arena. With no security trying to stop her, Megan reveals herself as Minerva, Skye's actual opponent. Minerva's crush seems to get worse and the two clash. Skye notices her too distracted to fight and he questions her honor as a fighter which totally destroys Minerva's confidence.

After some rough jeers from the crowd, Minerva sucks it up and gets the upper hand of Skye and fights back regaining her composure as a fighter. They clash evenly again until Skye gets an idea. He uses his power since he can't physically hurt Minerva to create a magma tornado which sucks Minerva in it causing serious damage and burns to her. Minerva falls and apologizes for being too distracted to give him a 100% effort.

Skye feels badly and agrees to treat Minerva out on a date and out of nowhere, Minerva explodes saying that he has fallen into her guilt trap. It was all a setup to get him to agree on a date. Despite losing the battle Minerva won after all in the end much to the dismay of Skye...

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- MAIN - - GSG WORLD - - PROLOGUES - - F.A.Q.'s and Misc -	VOLUME SIX: Collosso Guide: - I: Introduction of Tasha - II: Sailing to the First Round <<<<< PREVIOUS STORY -------------------------------------------------------------- - II: From Sailing To The First Round Its time the team heads out to the town of Kalay where their ship is ready to take them across the sea to Tolbi, the site where the fighting Tournament is being held. Two days prior to sailing, Toumeya was recalled back to Lemuria to settle matters on her freedom by the Lemurian King and Piers. Having no choice other than breaking the King's word, Toumeya returns to Lemuria missing out on the trip entirely. Tasha, Ethan, Miyuki, and Skye, with heavy hearts sail for Tolbi. Back in Lemuria, Toumeya is tricked by the Lemurian Scientist Conservato into returning home where he can continue his Magi Crysta experiments on her. The Scientist is obsessed with Toumeya's display of power back in VOLUME ONE where her amassed powers were able to destroy solid Magi Crystals. Toumeya learns an unfortunate truth as King Hydros had passed away years before. (In Lemuria, time is distorted and nine years went by on the island compared to just three years in the outside Weyard.) Piers, Toumeya's mentor and father figure tried to return home and grant Toumeya's freedom away from the labs but was captured and apprehended by the soldiers and was jailed in performing Toumeya's kidnapping and was jailed ever since. To add more pain in the turmoil in Lemuria, Conservato was granted the title of successor to King Hydros and was the one who instilled Toumeya's return and jailing Piers. Her whole world shattered and destroyed, Toumeya is shackled and restrained where a dangerous ceremony is about to begin where her immense powers, sealed by the two tiny crystals on her armbands will be extracted and used for Conservato's experiments. The procedure itself being extremely dangerous as her powers, if extracted will kill Toumeya outright if they are tampered with, a fear she had to deal with ever since she first got in this predicament. With no chance of escape and no friends around, Toumeya gives in and surrenders herself giving up on all life and humanity has one more plan in mind. With no reason to live, Toumeya shatters her crystals releasing her power preventing Conservato from absorbing it. The breach causes a huge ring of power to level the arena killing Conservato as well as leveling most of the island in the process. The blast allows Piers to escape from jail and finally finds Toumeya but its too late. Toumeya succeeds in preventing her powers to be used for evil, but comes as a price as she dies in Piers' arms having her world totally destroyed. The remains of her power transforms into a reddish aura above Lemuria. Luckily by a miracle Toumeya's life was saved as her spirit has been transformed into a Spirit soul, a ghost of a human being who was magically gifted. Normal people do not become Spirit Souls, but die immediately. Toumeya was saved, by her own powers. Her powers in truth developed their own human emotions and awareness and manifested into its own identity, mimicking Toumeya's condition named itself "Mey". With no brain or human body, at that time Toumeya was freed of her brain condition, but the bads outweigh the goods as "Mey" gave Toumeya the choice to live with the land of the living and risk being used again or finally die and be in peace. With her soul exhausted, Toumeya decides to rest and choose later. Meanwhile, Tasha feels Toumeya's spirit disappear and gets worried. She breaks down and doubts herself and her mission in Ethan's arms. With some encouragement from Ethan, Tasha runs off and prefers to be alone. Ethan, feeling like shit starts doubting himself if he could help her. With all of this action going on, the ship finally arrives in Tolbi. Once arriving, the team learns that they have no place to stay thanks to Ethan's bumbling which ends with him flying across to the other side of town. Miyuki lucks out and discovers the ruler of Tolbi grants Miyuki and her friends freedom to stay at their castle during the tournament. Ethan is the first to register for the Tournament after painful form filling, he goes out and purchases a Magi Crystal that will aid him with his magic during the tournament. Hours later, the entire team is fully registered as Ethan drops a bombshell to the team saying that he has his own place to stay. Tolbi is a second home to Ethan as he is involved with the gambling facilities that he's rewarded for his gambling exploits in the past that he's given a room at a great hotel. The preliminary rounds begin as the foursome passes each test and is awarded permission to compete in the Collosso tournaments top 16 fighters. The First round is underway as its time for the matches: On the first day of trials, Ethan awakes to unsettling news that the first match is in a few minutes. Frantic, he hurries to the Coliseum. Ethan arrives and meets his opponent despite not eating, bathing or even knowing who he's fighting. Up on the air field he takes on Alexis White and her Fox Partner Nene. Alexis transforms Nene into a HUGE Fire breathing Fox destined to make Ethan lose. Through some quick thinking Ethan manages to spring together a popular combo of his redirecting the Fox's fire breath attack back at its summoner dealing twice as much damage. Unable to get up, Ethan is declared the winner automatically and moves onto the second round even with the rough morning. Out of obsession Ethan asks Alexis for Nene to hang out with him. Nene agrees and decides to hang out with him. Several hours later on the same field, the next battle begins between a thief named Rikku and a fighter named Maria. Maria successfully beats Rikku and advances as well to the second round. The first day ends on a good note. On the second day after relinquishing his victory, Ethan brings Skye along to a place where the duo can train. Meanwhile while this is happening another match is going on, on a magma and volcano field. Fighter Kazuma faces off against a mysterious woman named Mary. The two are evenly matched as the fight drags on for two hours. While the duo look for the place, Skye bumps into an innocent girl. The girl apparently seems to know Skye and begins to tail him. At the weight training facility, Ethan notices the same girl in the same exercise room at the two. The two leave and Ethan stays to find out about the girl. The girl reveals herself as Megan who has fallen for Skye ever since she first saw him and wanted to meet him, but her shyness and awkwardness makes it hard for her to approach him. Ethan tells her to find someone else, but Megan is not going to give up after one failed attempt. At the Coliseum, Skye arrives to the arena at the shock of finding Megan at the opposite end of the arena. With no security trying to stop her, Megan reveals herself as Minerva, Skye's actual opponent. Minerva's crush seems to get worse and the two clash. Skye notices her too distracted to fight and he questions her honor as a fighter which totally destroys Minerva's confidence. After some rough jeers from the crowd, Minerva sucks it up and gets the upper hand of Skye and fights back regaining her composure as a fighter. They clash evenly again until Skye gets an idea. He uses his power since he can't physically hurt Minerva to create a magma tornado which sucks Minerva in it causing serious damage and burns to her. Minerva falls and apologizes for being too distracted to give him a 100% effort. Skye feels badly and agrees to treat Minerva out on a date and out of nowhere, Minerva explodes saying that he has fallen into her guilt trap. It was all a setup to get him to agree on a date. Despite losing the battle Minerva won after all in the end much to the dismay of Skye... ................... ------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> NEXT STORY	Works best on: (C)AniRichie Productions 2008-2009 Rated: - Mild Language - Blood - Violence * see here for more about Webcomic Ratings GSG: Episode I - Aftermath Locke's Art Hosted Over at Onlinecomics.Net