Disclaimer: I do not own GC or any of its rights; I just own my story plot and any other OC characters. (:
Beneath the wisps of smoke and the smell of tainted blood in the air, a shadowy figure made its way from the forest. It brushed away the black remains of the burnt trees and advanced towards Elesis. The clouds parted to reveal an old hag, covered in tattered clothing. In her arms, Elesis's brother lay helpless in the clutches of the evil witch.
'NO!' Elesis cried out. 'No!' she whispered brokenly.
Flashes of green and black blurred around her vision as she ran, stumbling over countless roots and trees, just wanting to get away from the nightmare that had become her life. Elesis wiped away her angry tears, adjusted the red scarf that she always wore and punched a tree heavily, bruising her hand in the process. She punched it again, making her hand bleed, then she punched it a final time, breaking her knuckle. The wound hurt, but the pain in her heart was much greater.
Kaze'aze loomed forward with a threatening expression on her face.
'Kill him, Elesis.' She snarled. 'He betrayed me!'
'Wait. He betrayed you?' Elesis replied confusedly.
Kaze'aze leaned forward, baring her yellowed teeth. 'You foolish child! You didn't know that he was going to kill you? Kill you and inherit all your family riches and serve ME? No, but he was too weak. When the time came he was weakened by love. HAH, THE FOOL!'
'NO! I don't believe you. He would never do such a thing!' Elesis cried out in despair.
Kaze'aze snorted and pointed one knobbly finger at Elesis. Suddenly she was filled with blood lust and a longing to kill. Her eyes, once warm red orbs transformed into blank glowing whites. She was possessed and only had one purpose. To kill.
Elesis collapsed on the deserted shore of an ocean, sobbing and beating the water that lapped gently on the wet sand. She couldn't believe that she had killed someone, that someone being her own brother!
She glared at the sun and shouted at the sky, 'WHY? WHY DID I HAVE TO BE POSESSED BY THAT MORON!'
Elesis growled and lay on the soaked sand, not caring that the tide was going to come in soon, just wanting to die.
The water rose higher and higher, covering Elesis's face as she smiled underneath the waves. The water looked so calm and relaxing, swishing gently on the surface as the sun sliced through the water burning her face. Suddenly she felt like she was being burnt, her lungs straining for air and feeling like she was about to burst.
'So this is what death feels like,' she thought.
She waited, accepting every stab of burning pain that shot through her, waiting for her life to end.
Alone. It was a sad word, promising fear and isolation. Fear. It too was a disturbing word, bring sorrow and pain. Death. 'It is quite a peaceful word now,' Elesis thought. She lay in the dark swirls of death, drinking in the peace and quiet. It was so quiet.
'…She's awake, I think..' A male's rich voice broke through her reverie. What? Death wasn't supposed to broken by male voices….or maybe she wasn't dead. She tried opening her eyes, and black spots bloomed across her vision.
Who was she? What was she doing here? What was that weird blue blob bobbing in the distance? A handsome face loomed over hers and his mouth opened, revealing pearly white teeth.
'Hello, My name is Ronan..' He said, looking concernedly at Elesis. 'I found you washed up ashore near Elven Forest. Do you want to come with me? I can find food for you.'
'Who am I? What am I doing here and wha- ' She broke off.
A blue slime pounced on her and started jiggling. 'GET OFF ME YOU STUPID PIECE OF JELLY!' She shrieked.
Ronan looked a bit hurt. 'Umm. That stupid piece of jelly is in fact my pet and she's called Yuki.'
Elesis blushed and looked down. 'Oh. OMG, WHY AREN'T I WEARING ANY CLOTHES?' She quickly hid herself with her long red hair.
It was Ronan's turn to blush. 'Um well, I suppose the tide washed away your clothing or something..'He stuttered, face going about ten shades redder than Elesis. 'Oh, and what's your name?' He asked, regaining his composure.
'I don't know! I don't know what I'm doing here, what happened, who I am…I JUST DON'T KNOW!' Elesis said wearily.
'Well if it helps I found this tied to your legs when I found you,' Ronan said, handing her a red scarf.
Elesis frowned and took the scarf, smelling the warm scent. Everything came rushing back, the childhood memories of eating apples in Trial Forest, winning her first victory, killing her..brother, watching Kaze'aze walk away with a triumphant look and her wanting to just die and melt away…
'Why? Why didn't you just let me diiieeeeeee?' She screamed, punching Ronan heavily in the stomach. He stumbled and muttered under his breath, 'I see you have regained your memory..' Elesis crumpled and cried, shedding hot tears on Ronan's shirt and punching his arm repeatedly.
'Hey, watch it! This is a new, OW, shirt, OW, you know! And, OW, lighten up on the, OW, punching..'He said, rubbing his arm. Elesis continued crying, holding onto Ronan for dear life.
It was night-time and Ronan was carrying a sleeping Elesis to the GC mansion. He felt a connection to the girl, he wanted to help her, befriend her, with her rosy cheeks, flaming hair and a temper to match. He was sure she was a good fighter, he saw her badge and was shocked that a girl could get the fourth job of a knight, Saviour. He planned on persuading Seighart, the leader of the Grand Chase to let her join. Besides, they needed a swordsman.
Elesis stirred on his shoulder, breathing in the warm scent of Ronan and feeling his muscles tense as he sensed her waking up.
'Where are you taking me, Ronan?' She asked, yawning.
'To my house. Well, Lass, Arme, Jin, Amy, Mari, Seighart, Ryan, Lire and my house.' He corrected.
Elesis gasped. 'Wow, you're like some kind of exclusive club…'
Ronan stifled a laugh. 'We are actually. Have you heard of The Grand Chase? We have a goal to punish Kaze'aze for all the bad deeds that she has done.'
Elesis' bottom lip trembled at the mention of the witch. Ronan sensed the tension and didn't push the subject further. Elesis sighed. 'Wow, the Grand Chase. Aren't you like majorly good at fighting and stuff?' Ronan chuckled. 'I guess we are, but we also have mages, dancers and all sorts of weird people in the Chase.'
Elesis raised one eyebrow. 'How can a dancer fight?'
'Don't ask me. You'll see when you meet Amy. If she doesn't already know that you're coming..' Ronan said.
'What? She can see the future or something?' Elesis asked, wide-eyed.
'I guess. She was captured by Kaze'aze as a servant but she escaped with a potion that allowed her to see the future, but only if the future allows itself to be shown.'
Elesis didn't hear. She was already asleep again on Ronan's shoulder.
The moon shone like a spotlight on the GC Mansion. Ronan tediously carried Elesis over to the front porch and heard her murmur,
'Ka…ze'aze…please…don't….' in her sleep. Ronan's eyes widened as he opened the door and sudden sharp scream erupted from Elesis' mouth. She stirred and opened her eyes sleepily, gaping at the sight of Ronan carrying her.
'DUDE, don't freaking carry me. I'm not a baby, you know..' She hopped out from his arms and gazed around the mansion lobby. 'Woah, this place is really fancy…'
Ronan pressed a few buttons on the lift and they went up. Elesis fidgeted under the unwavering gaze of Ronan and when they reached the top floor Elesis leapt out. She was immediately hugged by a pink-haired girl that was holding a -. 'Hi! You must be Elesis..RONAN'S GIRLFRIEND! My name is Amy.'
Elesis flushed and retorted indignantly, 'I AM NOT HIS GIRLFRIEND!'
Ronan looked at his toes and was tomato-red. 'Aww, little Ronan is sad!' She replied in a mocking voice.
'Okay, okay, enough of the gossip, let's meet Arme and Lass.' Ronan said hurriedly. He swiftly pointed to two heads close together, one purple and one silvery-white.
'HEY, YOU LOVEBIRDS! Meet Elesis!'Arme jumped up to give her a soft hug while Lass muttered a gruff 'Hi.'
Ronan smiled and yelled, 'SEIGHART! MARI! JIN! RYAN! LIRE!' And 5 of the Grand Chase members hurried to greet Elesis with a chorus of 'Hi's and 'Hey's and 'Welcome Elesis!' Elesis yawned and blushed as her stomach growled. 'Ronan! You didn't give her any food? She must be starving!' Arme said, flitting to the kitchen closely followed by Amy, who was wearing a very bright pink chef's hat.
Soon the smell of roast harpy and vegetables was wafting through the air as Elesis and Lass waited hungrily at the table. 'Dinner's ready you little pigs!' Amy cried out, winking at Lass as he tried to grab a harpy leg. Elesis didn't even care that she had just been called a pig {even though if she wasn't half-starved she would of slashed the living daylights out of Amy}, and at this stage she would probably eat dirt just to get something in her stomach. Ew. Dirt. Okay, erase that thought.
All the Grand Chase members ate heartily and when Arme came down bearing a large cherry pie, Lass cheered and Arme blushed. 'It's Lass's favourite food, Elesis.' Ronan whispered in my ear, laughing throatily. O.O
Big, scary Lass's favourite food was cherry pie? This was a crackpot. Elesis and Lass tore through the pie like maniacs and when the last slice of pie remained, everyone watched through stifled laughs as Elesis and Lass both tried to grab the last piece.
'It's mine!' Lass hissed.
'No, it's MINE.' Elesis said between her teeth.
'I like this girl!' Seighart cried out, slapping Elesis on the back while Mari glared at him.
Elesis and Lass finally agreed to compromise, cutting the pie in half but not before she snagged a bit from Lass's half, causing him to grunt in disdain. Everyone full on pie and harpy meat retreated to their rooms.
'Your room is just this way, it's pretty much blank, but you'll be residing with Arme.' Ronan said, leading her up the stairs.
Elesis opened the door and looked around the room. Arme's side was littered with purple plush pillows and dark curtains while her side was cream, with a simple white bed.
'You can change it later if you want,' Ronan said before heading down to his own room. Elesis perched on the bed and stretched, changing into her an old sweatshirt and some tattered shorts. She shook her hair out and made her way to the bathroom, but not before polishing her swords and sheathing it in a leather case.
She was brushing her teeth when Ronan came in, wrapped in a towel and gaping at her for a second then coming back in clothed. Elesis was sure her face was 3000 shades of red, and that it was slowly erupting small flames.
'Umm. Elesis? This is the male toilet..the female one is across the hall.' Ronan said, smirking a bit.
'Umm. Okay..thank you!' She said quickly before dashing down the hall.
'Geez. She's lucky that Ryan didn't come here naked or something.' Ronan muttered, splashing his face.
After Elesis had showered and made herself comfortable in bed, Arme came in, dressed in her pj's and holding a book.
'Hey. I'm just going to read for a while. You okay with it?' She asked.
'Sure, it's fine.' Elesis replied, snuggling into the sheets. She quickly fell asleep, with the moonlight bathing her face. It was funny how one life could end while the other was just beginning.
Soo...Did you like it? It's my first fic, please don't kill me for spelling errors. Anyway, please review! (: