Chapter 1
By Larcie (Elsword PH)
It was bright morning into a simple house, there was a cheery humming voice coming from the kitchen along with the frying and cutting sound. There was a young boy enjoying cooking, the boy was 16 years of his life with a red ruby eyes and same color of scarlet hair.
"Humm~Humm…"
"Alright I think this will do!"
Satisfied, Elsword smiled happily as he prepared the breakfast at the table. Smelling the nice aroma of fresh cook meal ready to eat, he then took off his apron away and walks outside to the corridor staircase.
"Dad food is ready!" he called out
Unfortunately, no respond was heard, he shrugged and sigh as he began ascend the stairs to a room front door and opened it. The room was quite a mess filled with disordered papers lying around and things that were supposed to be dispose and in the middle there was a man soundly asleep while leaning over to a table, carelessly snoring loudly that he have not heard of his son calling him.
"Dad come on I'm gonna be late for school!"
"Eerrmg…El?...5 more minutes zzzzz"
"I don't have time for this!"
Irritated and furious after the trouble of cooking preparing food so early so that they could eat together and making sure he wouldn't be late first day of school. Elsword approach his father and grab his back shirt tightly as he mercilessly drags his father out of the room with brute force.
"Hey what th…"
"Ouch ouch ouch ouch!"
Still half asleep the man notice the disturbance but before he could complain from his son action it was stop because his dear son had dragged him down the stairs bumping his rear without a thought.
"Geezz being too rough early in the morning"
The man grumbled softly patting his back to soothe the throbbing pain away. He quickly made his seat and started eating his breakfast.
"It's your fault your always like that"
"Oh Today will be your first day of school right… going to stay on a dorm makes me feel lonely now" his father cried
"Yeah since I transfer from my old school because of you"
"…Well that kinds of remind me"
As his father ignored his pretest and immediately change the topic, which remind him of something that was needed to discuss with his son.
"Hmn?"
"Say El do you want a younger sister?"
*Spurt*
From the sudden unexpected inquiry, Elsword burst out his coffee and instantly stamp his cup down over the table.
"Wh-what are you talking about?!"
"I am asking you if you want a lovely cute little sister."
"Like I said what the hell are you talking about and beside I already have a sister!"
"An older sister I'm talking about a younger sister?"
"Where is discussion heading I don't understand it"
"You don't want it?"
"No not really I like- Hey that's not the problem what's the big deal already!"
Elsword furiously stood up from his chair demanding an explanation from his father weird behavior. However, his father was so relax and calmly smiled stating his explanation from his absurd question.
"Well I got remarried Isn't it a good news plus it seems like she had a daughter same age as you but forget about age since you're going to be a big brother now hahaha!"
"…"
Dumbfounded Elsword had not shown any sign of reaction, his process of thinking was still loading to his brain slowly trying to understand every word his father had been saying to him but quickly it snap.
"WHATT!"
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….Seriously what's up with that old man as he gone senile…
Elsword was walking through the side street as he left the house, he really wanted to hear more from his father but time was running out. He wanted to know on when and how did his family member expanded without him knowing.
-A little sister huh… honestly, it might not be a bad idea but…It will be awkward since I haven't spoken to a girl except to my older sister.
Yes, it was a great issue for Elsword not to get along with girls so easily; it was because due to his middle school year he was always invited to a brawl fight not to mention he was the strongest fighter at their district. Elsword was feared at such a young age that even older delinquents have no match for him, his record was no lose but all KOs. Rumor has it that he let a mountain of corpse(fainted) opponents as he stand to the top smiling from his victory which gave him a very bad expression to an opposite sex. That why during his middle school he didn't care about stuff like love or such to him being the strongest was his childish dream but his real goal was to surpass someone he respect.
Elsword leak out a heavy sigh trying to ease his thoughts and focus on how to handle his new high school life, he thought of changing his image avoid any brawl fight as possible becoming a new leaf but can he really do that.
Shortly he soon approaches the school ground but for some reason he found something weird.
"What the?"
Shocked, he raised his eyebrow noticing the school entrance gate and walls where so tall that he could not see the inside at all.
"Oi oi am I really on the right school?"
Looking at the side gate there was the nameplate of the school "El Grande Academy", what a lame name he thought but it was the right one but
-how did dad able to let me enroll in such a place.
"Whatever…"
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Class
"Good morning class today we have a new student… hope you get along with him"
*mutter* *mutter*
As the professor announced everyone began to chatter about the sudden news. She clapped her hands together to get their attention.
"Ok ok that's enough I'll introduce him then come on in"
The teacher then called out the new student standing outside the classroom, as the red hair boy made his appearance and stand at front beside his teacher.
He narrowed his eyes as he scanned the area and to his surprise, almost all his classmate were girls. Elsword tried to put up smile on his face, he was uncomfortable from their gaze that it was hard standing in front taking too much of their attention yet he inhaled and began introducing himself.
"Hello I'm Elsword starting today I'll be in your care"
He then made a solemn bow afterwards the teacher clap her hand and pointed Elsword to a empty seat, which was at the back near the open breeze window.
And so Elsword walks towards his seat and sigh once again.
Looking back at the front to listen but a sudden tug was felt at the back of his shirt. Elsword quickly turn to see who it was to his there was a person wearing the same uniform of his. Elsword felt relief that he was a guy but for some reason he doubt the person gender.
"Hi there my name is Chung pleasure to meet you"
"Y-yeah thanks the pleasure is mine…"
The boy name Chung introduce himself and gave a warm gentle smile like a prince but Elsword point of view it was like greeting a princess. That is because the young pretty boy has a beautiful face, a long platinum blonde hair tied down to his waist and a small delicate like body that doesn't seem to be a boy at all.
-Is he really a guy? But that's definitely a guy's uniform right?
"Is there something wrong?" Chung asked
"No nothing's wrong haha"
Elsword chuckled keeping the thought to himself.
"Hope we get along since there are quite few guys attending this academy"
"Ah yeah about that why is it almost girls everywhere?
"Well it was just last 2 years ago since becoming a coed it use to be a school for refine young ladies"
"I see…"
-Thought so…
"But still I'm happy to found a guy friend it was such a relief, and you can call me El for short"
"Ok then El I'll be gladly too"
And so the class starts…
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"God I'm so hungry"
"You seem pretty lively after the class ended" Chung smiled
"Well to be honest I'm not quite comfortable with so many girls around me"
"I see but you need to manage that because starting today you will encounter a lot"
Not long after class it was lunch break. Elsword and his new friend Chung was walking together towards the cafeteria. As soon as they got inside Elsword expected the whole place would be lively busy but that was the opposite of what he imagine.
There was a lot of neat circular table with elegant chairs around it, the cafeteria food serving was like a whole buffet. He saw some student eating and chatting gently without unnecessary loud sound.
"W-where am I?"
"Is there something wrong El?"
Worried Chung asked his dear friend. He noticed that Elsword face was slowly paled but as he called out his name he quickly came back to his former hue.
"yeah I'm fine… let's go and eat"
They approach the buffet and claimed their plate but then Elsword tilt his head wondering as he asks Chung.
"Chung how will I know how much will I pay for the food?"
"Hm? What are you talking about?"
"There is no price plate on every food beside there all quite high class"
"Eh? But it's free as long as you're a student you can eat anything you like as long it is serve here"
Elsword stares Chung for a while with deadpan look.
"SERIOSLY!"
He shouted but soon quickly covered his mouth due to his sudden loud voice he disturb other student as they quietly taking their meal.
"Are you seriously telling me I can eat all I want?"
"Yeah are you not aware of it"
"Well yeah but as long as I can eat for free there's no problem at all ahaha"
Elsword joyfully filled his plate with the delicious looking food their where all high class serve for free and of course their where all meat his favorite.
"Wow I'm so happy right now"
"hehe glad you're starting to like it here"
"By the way what's going on to the top floor?"
As Elsword was eating he saw the top floor terrace was quite unique, it was different there he noticing only few student was in there and some atmosphere he can't explain.
"Oh that-"
Before Chung explain a sudden loud cheering voices was heard near the entrance. A group of student came together like audience seeing an idol. Elsword and Chung quickly saw the commotion that took place.
"Oh She's here" Chung said as he smile
"Eh?...Who?"
Curious, Elsword wanted to know what's going on who came that cause half of the student in the cafeteria to gather just to see a person.
Soon the side of the crowd breaks a way for a few students to pass through; they were heading towards the 2nd floor terrace while the crowd stayed below watching them ascend.
Elsword soon notice that those students that were going to the top were no ordinary people especially the one at front middle that took his curiosity.
It was a girl a silver white hair that grown nicely straight down and a bright dazzling amber eyes. She was stunningly beauty that he never had seen someone like her.
Elsword could not help it not to stop his stares at her, his red ruby eyes were unconsciously chasing her without him noticing until their eyes both meet.
-Eh?
Elsword gasped as their line of sight connected.
Yet the girl coldly stares a little and turns away as she was about to be disappear from his sight.
Strangely, Elsword felt something weird inside of him, his chest were throbbing fast.
"That girl who is she?" Elsword asked
"She is our Queen"
"Pardon?"
"Well that's her title her name is Eve, she's the Student Council President"
"Oh but why a Queen?"
"I-it's hard to explain that… but about your question earlier the top floor are for the Elites"
Elsword raise an eyebrow interested yet confuse then he let his friend continue.
"The Elites are the top student of the academy they have special privileges and power in order to get their desire to come true"
"huh?... that's a bit difficult to understand but are you saying they're the best?"
"Yeah kind a like that"
Chung ended his explanation but it seems that there is more yet to know.
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Faculty…
After class, Elsword was informed to meet up with his advisor at the faculty for things he needed.
"Here you are Elsword… the key to your room and a letter from your dad."
"Thanks"
He reached out and receives the things he needed, it was a key with a note written inside an address and a number seems to be the dorm where he will stay.
"By the way please take care of your roommate hope you get along" the professor added with a smile
Afterwards Elsword followed the direction from the note, he gradually strolled making sure to read the sign it will be a problem if he got lost because he had realize how surprisingly huge the academy was, he can see a wide forest a park a lake and some building seems to be other dorms.
-Really what kind of Academy is this… it's like a new whole world out here
He soon shrugged the thought cause no matter how much thinking he gave nothing will change, all he has to do was to accept it and graduate from here.
-But seriously, other than the free food and shelter including Chung… it feels kind a bored…
Elsword thought his life in the academy, getting free food making friends that's not such a bad idea but something is missing... He miss the action the excitement of living the boiling blood in his veins to fight to becoming stronger yet for some reason he felt he could not fit himself to his new life.
Sullenly he clench his fist tightly he was irritated by it but he knows this is where he was now beside there was still her.
Unconsciously he remembers the girl from the cafeteria and the same feeling he experience that time.
-Really what is wrong with me?
Unfamiliar with the new sensation inside his chest he had no idea what's gone wrong with him after all Elsword had no experience about it he only thought of training, fighting and have fun but this was making him so confuse.
Shortly as he was in deep thought, He was now standing to a building mention by the note he check for a second time and finally confirm it.
Elsword reach out his key inside his pocket and insert it to the doorknob.
*Click*
And open he made himself in. Astonish the inside looks like a grand new house than a dormitory it has a living room and a kitchen too.
"Hmn… which mean I can cook here?"
After observing the kitchen he continue on to the living room, there was a huge sofa in the middle that can sleep about two people in it next to it was a small well design table and at the front was a huge flat screen TV.
"Wow"
With one word, it was all enough to express his feeling to his new home. Then he saw his luggage and box of things at the floor right beside a room with the number he was assign.
"I better take a bath first before I cook… hope my roommate wouldn't mind"
Elsword drop his bag to the sofa took some of his clothes and a towel then he quickly found where the bathroom was and open it but…
"Eh?"
Upon his entry, he saw someone unexpected.
Inside the dressing room, there was a girl naked only a towel that covered her front but still Elsword can see the flawlessly white skin and beautiful slender curve of her body.
"Wh-wh-what?"
Elsword mumble a few times leaving his mouth half-open, yet the person right in front of him didn't budge. She only stares at him with a stoic face; her amber eyes did not show any expression at all just like a doll.
"I-I'm so sorry, wait let me expl-" Elsword cried while waving his hands on panic
Without notice, Elsword felt a murderous intent and an instant he felt hot sharp pain on his left cheek and a sound of.
*SLAP*
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"And so thus the Knight meets his Queen"
End…
Thank you for reading not sure if can update soon :p